Pluralism
Migration and Millennial Muslims: Second Generation Nigerian Muslims in the United States
Ezekiel Olagoke Monday, 13 June 2011
Second generation Nigerian Muslims often experience alienation in their communities, especially in the wake of 9/11 and other more recent events. They are forging a new American identity, one that includes their racial, religious, and immigrant heritage.
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Toward a Muslim Marketplace of Ideas
Jennifer Bryson Monday, 13 June 2011
The intersection of Islam and religious freedom is of vital importance for religious minorities—both for non-Muslims who live as minorities in Muslim-majority areas, and for Muslims who live as minorities in countries where Islam is not the predominant faith. But the intersection is also vital for the majority—for Muslims in Muslim-majority contexts. The Witherspoon Institute recently held a seminar on these issues, papers from which are published in this special issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs.
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Religious Freedom and Interreligious Relations in Islam: Reflections on Da'wah
Louay Safi Monday, 13 June 2011
Evangelization, known as da'wah, is an essential principle in Islam. The Qur'an, properly interpreted, rejects coercive "proselytization" and considers faith to be a matter of personal conviction.
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American Muslims: A (New) Islamic Discourse on Religious Freedom
John Musselman Monday, 13 June 2011
Three Muslim American intellectuals—Abdulaziz Sachedina, M. A. Muqtedar Khan, and Khaled Abou El Fadl—address the challenge of navigating Islam and liberal conceptions of religious freedom. These intellectuals' discourse on religious freedom may help build and maintain support among Muslims for religious freedom as a human right.
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The Politics of Religious Minorities in Muslim-Majority States: Old Challenges and New Trends
Ziya Meral Monday, 13 June 2011
Socio-political factors have influenced the treatment of non-Muslims living in Muslim-majority states. Four historical eras demonstrate the evolving nature of how non-Muslim minorities have been treated by their Muslim rulers.
Islam and American Exceptionalism
John Musselman Monday, 13 June 2011
A review of Feisal Abdul Rauf, What's Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West (HarperCollins, 2004).
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What God Hath Put Asunder
Judd Birdsall Monday, 13 June 2011
A review of Stephen Prothero, God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World—and Why Their Differences Matter (HarperCollins, 2010).
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Gracious Engagement: Interfaith Dialogue and the "Other"
Laura Merzig Fabrycky Monday, 13 June 2011
A review of Irfan A. Omar, ed., A Christian View of Islam: Essays on Dialogue by Thomas F. Michel, S.J. (Orbis Books, 2010).
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Democratization in the Land of Tibhirine
Michael Driessen Tuesday, 24 May 2011
The Trappist monks of Tibhirine, Algeria sought peace and reconciliation with their Muslim neighbors. Their example, portrayed in a recent film, transcends religious specificity and presents powerful political values that all Algerian partisans of democracy should promote.
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Religious Leaders and Reform in Post-Mubarak Egypt
Jenna Larson Boyle Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Many religious leaders in Egypt are trying to encourage political reform that expresses citizens' desires for religious freedom, equality, and civil liberties. Religious leaders and organizations are uniquely equipped to also encourage social reform. These efforts will demonstrate the potential power of religion to help Egypt become both more stable and free.
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