Islam at the centre of the debate in World Philosophy Day 2008 in Palermo
During a three-day conference sponsored by the United Nations, Islamic humanism as been one of the most popular topics at a World Philosophy Day event. “The West asks if in the future, Islam will be able to put man at the centre of the world. Therefore, is Islam capable of going from a theocentric humanism to an anthropocentric one? In the Koran there is a track that can be explored,” said Abdenour Bidar, a popular Muslim thinker today. Philosophy students, academics, journalists, diplomats, and others gathered for the conference, whose theme was “Power and Rights.”
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