Qantara.de – Mohammad Shabestari – Faith, Freedom, and Reason

Posted on February 13th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Internal Debates, Public Islam.

Qantara.de – Mohammad Shabestari – Faith, Freedom, and Reason
Can there be such a thing as Islamic human rights? Do the commandments set forth in the Koran have eternal validity, or can they be modified according to the demands of reason? Iranian clergyman Mohammad Shabestari has devoted his life to exploring these issues in modern religious and political Islamic thinking. By Roman Seidel

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Expatica – Cohen: depolarise debate over Islam

Posted on February 13th, 2005 by .
Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Misc. News.

Expatica – Living in, moving to, or working in the Netherlands, plus Dutch news in English
Cohen: depolarise debate over Islam

11 February 2005

AMSTERDAM — Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen has said the debate about Muslims and extremism should be conducted “in a more balanced way” in the Netherlands to avoid further polarisation between the Muslim community and the rest of society.

He said the debate’s aggression — in part being driven by the emergence of a real right-wing in the Netherlands — posed the danger of alienating the majority of Muslims who had integrated and “done well” in the Netherlands.

“There is a need for a depolarisation of the debate,” he said.

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Protected: Leidsch Dagblad – ,,Islamitische studenten aan de Universiteit Leiden radicaliseren''

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Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, Religious and Political Radicalization.

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Protected: NRC Handelsblad: www.wat-vindt-allah.nl

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Categories: Islam in the Netherlands, My Research, Young Muslims, Youth culture (as a practice).

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