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Turkey: A fight for the soul of the new Turkey

Euro-Islam17 years ago15 years ago02 mins

{It is one of the most strategically important of nations – poised geographically, and symbolically, between Europe and Asia. But the tensions at the heart of Turkey are becoming increasingly severe. A fierce struggle is taking place between modernity and tradition, Islamism and secularism, democracy and repression. The outcome could have an explosive impact on…

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Autonomous mosques, optional minarets, appeased tensions: Tariq Ramadan pleads for independent mosques

Euro-Islam17 years ago02 mins

Tariq Ramadan, professor at Oxford and the University of Rotterdam, participated in a conversation on state regulation of mosques in Switzerland. He acknowledged the growing fears of Swiss society of Muslims in their midst, yet urged thoughtful policy. In an effort to clarify the situation and appease tensions, Ramadan cites the work of sociologist Jocelyn…

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