Absolutism vs. Pluralism in Islam Today
Asma Afsaruddin Monday, 1 December 2008
Pluralism is among those buzz words many (but not all) of us recognize today as denoting something positive and worthy of achieving. The process of globalization promises (or from another perspective, threatens) to spread pluralism throughout the world. Since globalization is spearheaded largely by the West and is associated with modernization, not everyone is necessarily ready for it or comfortable with it. But the process, we may say, is well-nigh irreversible—and it is this new, pluralist world with seemingly no frontiers that all people, including Muslims, have to come to terms with.
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