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Dismantling the “ulema-state” is crucial for the future of Muslim-majority countries
Ahmet T. Kuru | 11st October 2021 In September 2021, the Turkish House was opened in New York with a high-level state ceremony that included President Tayyip Erdogan. The ceremony began with a prayer recited by Turkey’s chief Islamic cleric […]
HUMILIATING DEFEAT IN AFGHANISTAN
Chandra Muzaffar | 28th August 2021 The mainstream Western media is full of news these days about people fleeing Kabul in the wake of the Taliban victory. Dramatic pictures of young and old scrambling to get on to jam-packed aeroplanes […]
Dr Burhanuddin al-Helmy dan PAS – Bahagian I
Ahmad Nabil Amir || 21 Ogos 2021 “Seribu orang tua hanya dapat bermimpi, satu orang pemuda dapat mengubah dunia” Presiden Soekarno Dalam sejarah politik dan struktur pemerintahan di Malaysia, Parti Islam se-Malaysia PAS memainkan peranan yang cukup penting dalam […]
Tunisian Coup: What we can learn from history
Osman Softić || 31 July 2021 Tunisian President Kais Saied (Su’ajjed) dissolved parliament on July 25th, removing the prime minister temporarily by decree. Encouraged by military and security officials, Sayed also lifted parliamentary immunity for democratically elected lawmakers, threatening to […]
Islam dan Kebebasan Agama Berinstitusi
Ahmet T Kuru || 30 July 2021 Terjemahan: Hamdan Mohd Razali Ini merupakan artikel kedua dari siri-siri Cornerstone Forum yang diterbitkan di bawah projek Kebebasan Insititusi-Institusi Agama dalam Masyarakat (Freedom of Religious Institutions in Society – FORIS) dari RFO. […]
Muhammad Abduh and His Epistemology of Reform: Its Impact on Rashid Rida – Part III
Ahmad Nabil Amir || 9 July 2021 Discussion Abduh largely concentrated his reformist work on educational reform, and his far-reaching achievement had significantly impacted Rida’s advocacy of educational reform extensively in al-Manar. A serious undertaking in the form unprecedented […]
Islam and Institutional Religious Freedom
Ahmet T. Kuru || 7 July 2021 In July 2019, Pew Research Center published a report on religious restrictions around the world. Although Muslim-majority countries constitute only about a quarter of all cases examined in the report, they constitute […]
Muhammad Abduh and His Epistemology of Reform: Its Impact on Rashid Rida – Part II
Ahmad Nabil Amir || 5 July 2021 The Tarikh Kitab Tarikh al-Ustadh al-Imam Muhammad Abduh is the foundational work of Rida; it documents Abduh’s compelling intellectual history and delves into the major sources on his life and career in Egypt. […]
Muhammad Abduh and His Epistemology of Reform: Its Impact on Rashid Rida – Part I
Ahmad Nabil Amir || 3 July 2021 Introduction Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) had a monumental influence on Muhammad Rashid Rida (1865-1935). In fact, Abduh’s tremendous impact is partly due to the diligent efforts of Rida who promulgated his ideas to […]
US, NATO and the Question of Russia
By Emir Hadzikadunic || June 1, 2021 Are the US and its allies misguided in their apprehension of Russia’s power projection in Europe? If the question of a rising China and its possible collision with the United States is a central […]
