Conversation with Ebrahim Moosa (1). by Farish A. Noor (2) You are mostly known for the work that you have done on contemporary Muslim thought and Muslim thinkers of the 20 t h century. Yet despite the enormous changes that have taken place all over the Muslim world, we see that Muslim intellectual activity has arrived at an impasse. Muslim societies se […].
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« L’islam doit, sans complexe, emprunter à l’Occident. »
L’islam, selon l’auteur, est au fondement de l’Europe autant que le judéo-christianisme. Les pays musulmans devraient recourir au système démocratique issu des Lumières. Ecrivain et poète, directeur de la revue « Dédale », Abdelwahab Meddeb, arpenteur inlassable du no man’s land entre Islam et Occident, est professeur de littérature comparée à […].
Globalisation and the Future of Islamic Civilisation
Let me begin with civilisation. A British philosopher, Bertrand Russel, once said ’civilisation was born out of the pursuit of luxury’. Because luxury was pursued you ended up with great works, music, the Palace of Versailles, the Taj Mahal etc. Then much closer to our times you had civilisation interpreted more in economic terms, and you had Adam Smith vi […].
Cultures in the 21st Century: Conflicts and Convergences.
Delivered at Colorado College February 4, 1999. Introduction I am greatly honored by and deeply grateful for the opportunity to address this important assembly concerned with the role of culture in the coming century. Let me begin by congratulating Dean Fuller, Professor Carter, and their associates on two points. First, I congratulate them on the 125th […].
Global Crisis
A SMALL news item reported that Prince Walid Ibn Talal of Saudi Arabia had donated $10m to the American University of Cairo to establish a centre of American studies. The young billionaire had offered an unsolicited $10m to New York City soon after 11 September 2001, with a letter that described the gift as a tribute to New York and suggested that the Uni […].
Europe versus America.
Although I have visited England dozens of times, I have never spent more than one or two weeks at a single stretch. This year, for the first time, I am in residence for almost two months at Cambridge University, where I am the guest of a college and giving a series of lectures on humanism at the university. Although I have visited England dozens of times […].
The Clash of Ignorance.
Samuel Huntington’s article “The Clash of Civilizations?” appeared in the Summer 1993 issue of Foreign Affairs, where it immediately attracted a surprising amount of attention and reaction. Samuel Huntington’s article “The Clash of Civilizations?” appeared in the Summer 1993 issue of Foreign Affairs, where it immediately attracted a surprising amount of […].
Le choc de l’ignorance.
L’article de Samuel Huntington, paru dans la livraison du printemps 1993 de la revue Foreign Affairs sous le titre “Le choc des civilisations”, a immédiatement concentré l’attention et suscité une surprenante vague de réactions. L’article de Samuel Huntington, paru dans la livraison du printemps 1993 de la revue Foreign Affairs sous le titre “Le choc des […].
Beyond the ‘clash of civilizations’ shaping reform in Muslim societies
The “clash of civilizations” supposedly under way between the West and the Muslim world, which many see as manifested in Iraq, as well as in Saudi Arabia’s growing violence, in fact masks other conflicts – disputes that will probably prove to be far more significant in the long term. One of these struggles is taking place among Muslims themselves over the […].
Quelques commentaires à propos de « Tirs croisés »
Qu’est-ce qui fait qu’un livre mérite qu’on en parle ? Si c’est le sérieux et la rigueur conceptuel alors Tirs croisés. La laïcité à l’épreuve des intégrismes juif, chrétien et musulman, co-écrit par Caroline Fourest et Fiammetta Venner[1], les fondatrices de la revue Prochoix, ne justifie pas qu’on s’y arrête. Si c’est l’originalité de la thèse, l’étrangeté du propos, la pertinence de l’argumentation, ou tout bonnement sa capacité à stimuler la réflexion, dans ce cas on fait bien de se taire. Si un livre suscite les commentaires par la richesse des informations fournies, l’authenticité du témoignage, la puissance éthique ou même le talent littéraire, alors Tirs croisés impose le silence.
