Abstracts of the Challenge Annual Conference: Illiberal practices of Liberal Regimes
Plenary Session (Paris): The roots of the liberal state and its relation to security, sovereignty and justice Download the Abstract
June 9, 2006
Background: How Are We Educating Our Young?
Due to the lack of adequate channels of Islamic education, from mosque-centered activities to websites run by mainstream, non-fundamentalist Muslims, second- and third-generation Muslim youth in Germany are increasingly losing touch with their origins. Small local initiatives set up to fill this gap are gradually cohering into wider, national institutions like the Lifemakers. In a…
Tariq Ramadan: “The Fear Of Islam Extends Everywhere”
“What can Europe offer to Islam, and the Muslims to Europe?” “Europe gives Muslims who were born there a life in societies under the rule of law and democracy, where we can express and develop pluralistic points of view. In the other sense, what Muslims can contribute to Europe is further cultural horizons, the wealth…
Muslims Gather For Terror Raid Protest
LONDON – More than 1000 Muslim protesters have gathered in east London to demonstrate against an anti-terror raid in which a man was shot. Demonstrators waved placards emblazoned with a variety of anti-government and anti-police slogans, including: “Tony Blair terrorist”, “Stop police brutality”, and “Blair: shoot first ask questions later”. But the family of the…