Islam,
the West and the Challenges of Modernity
By Tariq Ramadan
Paperback Pages 325
Published by The Islamic Foundation, Leicester UK
Islam, the West and the
Challenges of Modernity attempts to
demonstrate, using sources which draw upon Islamic thought and civilisation,
that Muslims have the means to respond to contemporary challenges without
betraying their identity. The book argues that Muslims, nourished by their own
points of reference, can approach the modern epoch by proposing a specific
social, political and economic management that is linked to ethical values, a
sense of finalities and spirituality. This still requires, however, that the
Western interlocutors make a distinction between modernityand
the ideology of modernismwhich tends to impose
Westernisation. The latter, in its substance and other than in its
well-intentioned discourse, does not admit the reality of the pluralism of
civilisations, religions or cultures.
About the Author
Professor Tariq RAMADAN holds MA in Philosophy and French literature and PhD in
Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva. In Cairo, Egypt he
received one-on-one intensive training in classic Islamic scholarship from Al-Azhar
University scholars. Dr Tariq Ramadan taught Islamic Studies and Philosophy
as a professor at Freiburg University in Switzerland for many years. He held the
post of Professor of Islamic Studies in the Classic Department and Luce
Professor of Religion Conflict and Peacebuilding at Kroc
Institute in 2004 at University of Notre Dame in the United States. He had
to resign that post due to visa revocation by the USA administration.
Dr. Ramadan lectures at academic institutions and civic organizations
around the world. He is a member of multiple international organizations and
steering committees. He has authored and co-authored over 20 books and over
700 articles.
Through his writings and lectures he has contributed substantially to the debate
on the issues of Muslims in the West and Islamic revival in the Muslim world. He
is active both at the academic and grassroots levels, lecturing extensively
throughout the world on ethics of citizenship, social justice, and dialogue
between civilizations.
Ramadan, is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna,
founder, in 1928, of the Ikhwan-e-Muslimeen "Muslim Brotherhood", an
Islamic revival movement that spread from Egypt throughout the Arab world,
criticizing Western decadence and advocating a return to Muslim values. Yet
Ramadan says, "I'm a European who has grown up here. I don't deny my Muslim
roots, but I don't vilify Europe either
To
Be a European Muslim
By Tariq
Ramadan
Paperback ISBN: 0-86037-300-2 Pages: 273
Published by The
Islamic Foundation, Leicester UK
To
be a European Muslim addresses some of the fundamental issues born of the
several million strong Muslim presence in Europe in our times. Based on a
thorough study of Islamic sources, it seeks to answer basic questions about
European Musims social, political, cultural and legal integration. The study
shows that it is possible to lead life as a practicing Muslim while living
together in multi-faith, pluralistic European nation states.
About the Author
Professor Tariq RAMADAN holds MA in Philosophy and French literature and PhD in
Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva. In Cairo, Egypt he
received one-on-one intensive training in classic Islamic scholarship from Al-Azhar
University scholars. Dr Tariq Ramadan taught Islamic Studies and Philosophy
as a professor at Freiburg University in Switzerland for many years. He held the
post of Professor of Islamic Studies in the Classic Department and Luce
Professor of Religion Conflict and Peacebuilding at Kroc
Institute in 2004 at University of Notre Dame in the United States. He had
to resign that post due to visa revocation by the USA administration.
Dr. Ramadan lectures at academic institutions and civic organizations
around the world. He is a member of multiple international organizations and
steering committees. He has authored and co-authored over 20 books and over
700 articles.
Through his writings and lectures he has contributed substantially to the debate
on the issues of Muslims in the West and Islamic revival in the Muslim
world. He is active both at the academic and grassroots levels, lecturing
extensively throughout the world on ethics of citizenship, social justice, and
dialogue between civilizations.
Ramadan, is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna,
founder, in 1928, of the Ikhwan-e-Muslimeen "Muslim Brotherhood", an
Islamic revival movement that spread from Egypt throughout the Arab world,
criticizing Western decadence and advocating a return to Muslim values. Yet
Ramadan says, "I'm a European who has grown up here. I don't deny my Muslim
roots, but I don't vilify Europe either
A man came to
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and said: "The laws of Islam seem
to be a lot for me (to remember), so tell me something that I should stick
to." The Prophet replied: "Let your tongue never cease to be moist
with the remembrance of Allah ."
Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 437
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