Sharia and English law: a weakened Europe abandons humanism
by Samir Khalil Samir, sj
Debate has been raised by the proposal of Rowan Williams, the Anglican primate, to insert parts of sharia into British legislation. To integrate Muslims into Europe, the practice of hospitality is better. Europeans appear to be abandoning the same humanist ideals that attract many, Muslims and non-Muslims.
Cairo (AsiaNews) - The primate of the Church of England, archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has decided to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights in an unusual way: he has suggested that some aspects of sharia be inserted into British law, for the sake of fostering the integration of Muslims. It seems to me that these suggestions demonstrate once again the weakening of European Christian identity and the abandonment of true humanism.
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MUST READ: ISLAM & THE WEST
Islam and the West
Fundamentalism: "diabolic" union between religion and politics
Part One in a series on "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, a great expert of Islam and Christianity. An Egyptian Jesuit, Fr Samir is professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University, Beirut.
Islam condemns violence? Sometimes it's only opportunism
Part Two of the series "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, an Egyptian Jesuit and professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint Joseph University in Beirut.
Islamic terrorism: a result of what is being taught at madrassas
Part Three of the series "Islam and the West" by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Egyptian Jesuit and professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.
Islam and Christianity: encounter/confrontation, but also conversion
To save Islam from fundamentalism, it must encounter the Christian West which is able to live its faith in modernity. Without counting out the possibilty that a Muslim could convert to the Christian faith. Fourth and last part in the series "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Egyptian Jesuit, professor of the history of Arab culture and of Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.
Fundamentalism: "diabolic" union between religion and politics
Part One in a series on "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, a great expert of Islam and Christianity. An Egyptian Jesuit, Fr Samir is professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University, Beirut.
Islam condemns violence? Sometimes it's only opportunism
Part Two of the series "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, an Egyptian Jesuit and professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint Joseph University in Beirut.
Islamic terrorism: a result of what is being taught at madrassas
Part Three of the series "Islam and the West" by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Egyptian Jesuit and professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.
Islam and Christianity: encounter/confrontation, but also conversion
To save Islam from fundamentalism, it must encounter the Christian West which is able to live its faith in modernity. Without counting out the possibilty that a Muslim could convert to the Christian faith. Fourth and last part in the series "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Egyptian Jesuit, professor of the history of Arab culture and of Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.
MUST READ: TERRORISM, DISEASE OF ISLAM
Terrorism, disease of Islam
West weak, Muslims mute when it comes to Islamism and terrorism
There is an evident link between Islamism and terrorism. The experience of Tawfik Hamid, a former member of Al Qaeda. The apologies of the West (and of the Church) reinforce Islamic violence. Importance of the Pope’s lesson at Regensburg. Fourth and final in a series of articles.
Islamic terrorism, a disease within the Muslim world
The West is not the only victim of Islamic violence, it also targets Buddhists, Hindus and other Muslims, Sunni and Shiite. Islamism and Shariah are the unjust wounds of which Islam must be healed.
Islamism, a disease of the Muslim world
Literal interpretations of the Koran emerge when Islam finds itself in moments of crises and are at the root of extremist violence. The Imams further its’ spread. Muslims must be encouraged to reject this invasive interpretation. The second in a series of articles.
Salafist Islam spawns Islamic terrorism
At the very roots of the violence is an ideological interpretation of the Koran, rather than mere reactions to Western aggressions. The time has come for Muslims to react to this blind and childish style of religion. The first in a series of lessons on Islamism.
West weak, Muslims mute when it comes to Islamism and terrorism
There is an evident link between Islamism and terrorism. The experience of Tawfik Hamid, a former member of Al Qaeda. The apologies of the West (and of the Church) reinforce Islamic violence. Importance of the Pope’s lesson at Regensburg. Fourth and final in a series of articles.
Islamic terrorism, a disease within the Muslim world
The West is not the only victim of Islamic violence, it also targets Buddhists, Hindus and other Muslims, Sunni and Shiite. Islamism and Shariah are the unjust wounds of which Islam must be healed.
Islamism, a disease of the Muslim world
Literal interpretations of the Koran emerge when Islam finds itself in moments of crises and are at the root of extremist violence. The Imams further its’ spread. Muslims must be encouraged to reject this invasive interpretation. The second in a series of articles.
Salafist Islam spawns Islamic terrorism
At the very roots of the violence is an ideological interpretation of the Koran, rather than mere reactions to Western aggressions. The time has come for Muslims to react to this blind and childish style of religion. The first in a series of lessons on Islamism.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
MUST READ: THE CRISIS IN ISLAM
Islam walking a tightrope between violence and reform
The Islamic world is frontpage news. In places like Iran Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon a warlike Islam is facing off the West in increasingly harsh ways. In the West itself, Muslim communities grow in number as do conversions. But what might appear as a renaissance is in fact the sign of a profound crisis within the religion founded by the prophet Muhammad. Fr Samir Khalil Samir, a Jesuit and Islam scholar who teaches in Beirut, offers an across-the-board analysis of what ails contemporary Islam and the ways radical and progressive Muslims try to nurse it back to health. Here, exclusive for Asia news, is the first part of a series of article on the subject.
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Violent fatwas worry Muslim governments
Rulers in Muslim countries are coming to terms with the fact that their religion is in a deep crisis. One sign is the growing number of fatwas or legal pronouncement ordering the murder of atheists, apostates, Israeli civilians . . . . But their calls for reform are just cosmetic. For Muslim governments the "violent and terrorist" Islam is a figment of the Western iimagination, except for a few liberal Muslims who are ready for self-criticsm. Here is the second in a series of articles analysing Islam's crisis, by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
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Imams' ignorance holds back cultural development of those who want to live according to Islam
As the demand for fatwas, responsa on what is or isn't lawful, goes up and the types of issues are increasingly wide-ranging, Muslims rely more and more on Islamic clerics and fundamentalists. yet in Morocco women are becoming imams. This is the third article on Islam in crisis, by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
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Training European imams is Islam's toughest challenge
Most imams in Europe are foreign-born and incapable of reconciling their own Islamic background with that of the West. When this is the case as in Great Britain some young Muslims can be tempted by terrorism. Here is the fourth article in a series by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
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Islam needs renewal from within, not withdrawal into itself, to overcome its crisis
The absence of a recognised authority and the ignorance in which Islam's religious world has fallen are among the main reasons for Islam's increasingly tragic situation. A re-interpretation of the Koran is needed but no one dares talk about. Here is the fifth and final article in a series about Islam in crisis by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
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The Islamic world is frontpage news. In places like Iran Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon a warlike Islam is facing off the West in increasingly harsh ways. In the West itself, Muslim communities grow in number as do conversions. But what might appear as a renaissance is in fact the sign of a profound crisis within the religion founded by the prophet Muhammad. Fr Samir Khalil Samir, a Jesuit and Islam scholar who teaches in Beirut, offers an across-the-board analysis of what ails contemporary Islam and the ways radical and progressive Muslims try to nurse it back to health. Here, exclusive for Asia news, is the first part of a series of article on the subject.
...
Violent fatwas worry Muslim governments
Rulers in Muslim countries are coming to terms with the fact that their religion is in a deep crisis. One sign is the growing number of fatwas or legal pronouncement ordering the murder of atheists, apostates, Israeli civilians . . . . But their calls for reform are just cosmetic. For Muslim governments the "violent and terrorist" Islam is a figment of the Western iimagination, except for a few liberal Muslims who are ready for self-criticsm. Here is the second in a series of articles analysing Islam's crisis, by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
...
Imams' ignorance holds back cultural development of those who want to live according to Islam
As the demand for fatwas, responsa on what is or isn't lawful, goes up and the types of issues are increasingly wide-ranging, Muslims rely more and more on Islamic clerics and fundamentalists. yet in Morocco women are becoming imams. This is the third article on Islam in crisis, by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
...
Training European imams is Islam's toughest challenge
Most imams in Europe are foreign-born and incapable of reconciling their own Islamic background with that of the West. When this is the case as in Great Britain some young Muslims can be tempted by terrorism. Here is the fourth article in a series by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
...
Islam needs renewal from within, not withdrawal into itself, to overcome its crisis
The absence of a recognised authority and the ignorance in which Islam's religious world has fallen are among the main reasons for Islam's increasingly tragic situation. A re-interpretation of the Koran is needed but no one dares talk about. Here is the fifth and final article in a series about Islam in crisis by Fr Samir Khalil Samir.
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