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Turkey: Can a Unique Democracy be Accepted?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by plicursi

According to Charles Kurzman secularism is a “concept in many Muslim communities, where it is associated with atheism and Western cultural imperialism” (Kurzman, 615). Kurzman summarizes the idea present amongst Muslims that secularism as a uniquely European ideology that has come … Continue reading →

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Indian Divorce Laws Adapting to Muslim Law

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Samantha

Muslims ruled in India before Britain stepped in and took down the Mughal Empire. Since then, the Muslims in India have had to deal drastic changes in power of the course of Indian history. First they lost their powerful ruling status … Continue reading →

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To Veil or no to Veil—Iranian Women’s Interaction with Modernity

Posted on December 9, 2015 by kxie2

Iran, one of the most powerful Islamic countries in the world, is highly affected by Western domination. It influences people’s daily life, their culture’s customs, and people’s ways of thinking; Majeed describes it as modernization (2004). I lacked knowledge about … Continue reading →

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The Reorganization of Indian Modernity

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Ashanti Gogerly-Moragoda

The ideals of modernity through a highly Westernized lens forcefully permeated its way through Indian culture, social life, politics, and religion. I will be focusing on the alteration and/or complete loss of countless Islamic religious traditions, and the emergence of … Continue reading →

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Replacing Silence with Voice in Iranian Literature

Posted on December 9, 2015 by rccarval

Replacing Silence with Voice in Iranian Literature: How postmodernism allows for expression in post-revolution Iran In her piece regarding reform in modern Iran, Amy Motlagh discusses the stress many Iranian artists felt regarding censorship under the new regime following the … Continue reading →

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Dear ‘the West’ – Stop Being Regina George, Sincerely Cady Heron

Posted on December 9, 2015 by ksmith40

Kristen Smith REL195: Islam and Modernity Professor Morgenstein Fuerst When we think of ‘the west’ and ‘the east’ it is tempting to imagine them as singular, homogenous entities in opposition to each other. But, we know that this is wrong … Continue reading →

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The Failure of the AKP

Posted on December 9, 2015 by pasheeha

The question of whether or not religion and democracy can coexist on a secular plane without infringing on the natural rights of the public has been a main source of contention for the modern world. The AK Party (Adalet ve … Continue reading →

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Muslim Women’s Fight for Equality

Posted on December 9, 2015 by mndalton

The media-driven view of Islam in the Western world is full of stereotypes, false information, and misunderstandings of the religion and what its practitioners believe. One of the most prevalent views is that all Muslim women are oppressed, and the … Continue reading →

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Getting to Modernity: Religious Reform in Iran

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Rose Connor

The Iranian Revolution cannot be viewed as the starting point for modern Islamic reform in Iran. It should instead be looked at as a stage of reform that exists within a much larger cycle of modernist, secular, and fundamentalist reform … Continue reading →

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Turkish Modernity and Gender

Posted on December 9, 2015 by rnfriedl

Turkish modernity is neither religious nor secular. Pinar Ilkkaracan’s work is an example of the actualization of this complicated dichotomy shown through the actions of both the Turkish government and its citizens. Pinar Ilkkaracan is one of Turkey’s leading activists … Continue reading →

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