Tag: modernity
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Deconstructing Western Representations of Political Islam
Rather than providing useful insights about Islamic politics itself, dominant Western representations of political Islam merely reflect the anxieties of the intellectual and ideological milieu producing them.
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Le Bitcoin et le progrès technique
La montée des cryptomonnaies en 2017 a attiré l’attention sur la technologie sur laquelle toutes ces monnaies virtuelles s’appuient : La “blockchain” ou “La chaîne de blocs”.
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Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad on Riding the Tiger of Modernity
He set out to discuss “riding the tiger,” an expression describing a confrontational approach (either hostile or amicable) to modernity, as opposed to retreat from it.
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Traversing Tradition: Exploring the Foundations
Why has modernity catalyzed so many changes and why are they so pervasive? To answer this, we must first define modernity and then analyze its effects.
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Musings on The Impossible State
A Book Review of The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament by Wael Hallaq. For a beginner, The Impossible State (henceforth referred to as TIS) is an incomprehensible tome.
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الإنشقاق عن الحداثة
In English تفتح التلفاز أو أي موقع تواصل اجتماعي مثل تويتر، وترى نقاش الناس حول مقطع فيديو، أو حدث سياسي ، أو مقال في أحدى المجلات فأينما تنظر، تجد رأي وفكر مختلف، وهذا يسبب كثير من الجدل. ولكن قبل التعليق على أي شئ، علينا أن ندرك أولا ما هو النظام الفكري والإيديولوجي الذي نستعمله لتحليل…
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Le Prétexte Laïque: L’État en tant que Divinité
In English Avec les avancées technologiques et les informations qui nous arrivent dessus à une vitesse délirante, nous faisons face à un assaut de questions éthiques importantes. De l’impact des politiques économiques sur les communautés locales, en passant par les débats et législations sur la liberté d’expression, jusqu’à l’origine et le caractère sacré de la vie…
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Could English be an Islamic Language?
I’ve questioned how much of my understanding of Islam is colored by the lens that my primary language, English, provides.
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The Incoherence of Modern Reformists
The modern era, with the ethical conundrums it bears, understandably causes people to search for answers that speak to their present condition. To this end, countless new movements have appeared laying claim to “true” Islam.
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The Secular Pretense: The State as God
With technological advances and breaking news hurtling towards us at hyperspeed, we are confronted with an onslaught of profoundly ethical questions.