What is interesting about An-Na`im's arguments is that they ground the case for the secular state not in the Quran,…
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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…
Secularism and the paradoxes of Muslim politics
April 21, 2008
Few books in Islamic studies have been as eagerly awaited or intensely debated prior to publication as Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im's…
Inclusion and accountability in the public sphere
January 29, 2008
In his essay “Religion in the Public Sphere,” Habermas joins the debate between liberals and critics of liberalism on the…
Practicing sex, practicing democracy
January 9, 2008
Why is it that sex is such a central part of American political life anyway? Why, when The New York…