The Contested Shawcross Review of PREVENT: Anti-Terrorism or Anti-Islam?

On 8 February 2023, the long-awaited report – The Independent Review of Prevent – conducted by the commissioner for public appointments William Shawcross, was published after much skepticism, delay and controversy, even from within the cabinet.[1]  The Prevent Duty, born in the wake of 9/11 as part of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy, places a duty…

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Scholars, Twitter community, express support for Leïla Slimani

A public letter signed by more than 100 French women that denounced the #MeToo movement has sparked debate over everything from the appropriate limits of flirtation to the extent to which the French should absorb American sexual norms. Among those who disagreed with the public letter was Leïla Slimani, a novelist who won the Prix Goncourt in 2016….

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Too Diverse to Domesticate

Since 9/11, a debate has raged in Europe about whether the principles and tenets of Islam are compatible with modern European culture and its values. Might “Bosnian Islam” be the model Europe is looking for? Or should Europe avoid trying to domesticate Islam altogether? Scholars meeting in Stuttgart took a fresh look at these questions.

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Islamic Scholars Plan for America’s First Muslim College

Sheik Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir share a vision for the next step in the evolution of Islam in America: creating the country’s first four-year, accredited Muslim college. The two men, American scholars of Islam and leaders in the Muslim community, are criss-crossing the country building support for an institution they call Zaytuna College,…

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Scholars in the United States planning on starting an Islamic college

A plan to launch the country’s first four-year accredited Islamic college is moving closer to fulfilling its vision. Advisors to the project have scheduled to have a June vote to decide whether the proposed Zaytuna College – what some are calling a “Muslim Georgetown” – can open in the fall of next year. Imam Zaid…

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