Last week, the prime minister of Lower Saxony, a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), replaced several ministers in…
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Mute symbols of Islam
January 13, 2010
The public visibility of religious and cultural signs of Islam expresses the presence of Muslim actors in European countries. The…
Turkey, Islam, and the EU
November 30, 2009
At Contexts Magazine, Jeffrey C. Dixon offers a variety of resources for understanding the controversy over Turkey’s application to the…
Does tolerance require struggle?
July 21, 2008
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im's erudite and thought-provoking book Islam and The Secular State provides a clear-sighted argument made from within the…
An Islamic case for a secular state
May 27, 2008
If the state is going to enforce any principle from Islamic sources, according to Abdullahi An-Na‘im, then it should implement…
Islam and authority
April 28, 2008
In his new book, Abdullahi an-Na`im argues that Muslims need a secular state to live their religious lives. Alongside his…