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Towards a New Model of Relationship: A Call for Collective and Individual Self-Reflection

Ufuk Gokcen
August 30, 2013August 12, 2019

The groundbreaking transformations initiated in some Middle Eastern and North African countries in the aftermath of the so-called Arab Spring, and the processes of reform unfolding in varying degrees and intensity in other member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), raised hopes for new social contracts based on more balanced relationships between states and citizens and between majority and minority communities in terms of ideological, religious or sectarian divides. Read the full article »

Science, Religion and the Human Person: A Response to Abdulaziz Sachedina

Ilia Delio
August 23, 2013August 9, 2019

The focus of the Science and the Human Person project precludes an oversimplification of personhood based on theological doctrine alone. Rather, it is important to see theology within the larger context of cosmology and thus to understand the human person within the whole order of science, philosophy and theology. Read the full article »

Reflections on Human Personhood: An Islamic Perspective

Abdulaziz Sachedina
August 21, 2013August 9, 2019

Modernity has played havoc in appraising human personhood. Science and technology are progressing unabatedly to improve the quality of human life, and yet the end result unwittingly points to further confusion in appreciating the natural and spiritual dimensions of the human person.

Community Organising and Congregating Values

Ruhana Ali
June 17, 2013August 9, 2019

The experiences of Christian, Muslim and Secular leaders involved in Community Organising in East London highlight the importance of learning from and accepting otherness. Although they have differing worldviews, they are able to compromise and work together for the common good in their community. However, the congregating of these values is not without its compromise and tension. Read the full article »

The Secularization Debate in Indonesia and Egypt

Mun’im Sirry
May 23, 2013January 24, 2024

MUN’IM SIRRY

Literature on the secularization debate seldom alludes to Muslim discussions of the issue. During the 1970s and 1980s Indonesia and Egypt witnessed public debates involving both proponents and opponents of secularization. While it is difficult to assess the extent of the impact of these public debates, the complexity of Muslim discussions of secularization in Islamic lands, and their engagements with Western scholarship, should not be overlooked. Read the full article »

Brain, Mind and Culture: Promptings from Muslim Theology

Ebrahim Moosa
April 11, 2013August 7, 2019

Pick up a work by Shah Waliyullah of Delhi (d. 1762), the great Indian polymath and sage-like figure, and he might commend your attention to sensory substitution, or synesthesia.

Is There an Islamic Bioethics?

Abdulaziz Sachedina
March 12, 2013August 7, 2019

Historically, Muslim bioethics has essentially been based on legal decisions without any reference to ethics as understood in secular discourses. In the last decade, some Muslim jurists have begun to understand the need to discuss their rulings in light of ethical considerations of right and wrong, resulting in a new moral discourse.

Definitions of Personhood in Islamic Normative Texts

Thomas Eich
February 22, 2013August 7, 2019

Since the 7th century, Islamic normative texts have emphasized the importance of ensoulment and outer appearance in the definition of personhood.

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