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Islam and Democracy

The Acceleration of History

Contrary to the European experience, secularization in the Islamic world preceded a religious reformation – with profound negative consequences for political development in Muslim societies. An essay by Nader Hashemi
First Catholic Church in Qatar

Signal for New Religious Tolerance

The first catholic church was recently dedicated in the Muslim Gulf State of Qatar. Among those taking part in the dedication was Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar for Arabia. He told Ina Rottscheid about the new reality of religious freedom in the Gulf States
Indonesia's Liberal Islam Network

Interpreting Islam in its Social Context

In Indonesia, eight months before September 11 2001, a small group of Muslim intellectuals got together with the aim of forming a progressive counterbalance to the conservative Islamist movements in their country. Christina Schott reports
Syncretism in Indonesia

Where Islam Mixes with Old Rituals

Many Indonesian Muslims still practice a rather syncretistic mix of beliefs, combining Islam with other cultural and religious traditions. They are often criticized by Muslim purists for their eclecticism. Christina Schott reports
Islamic Studies in Germany

Fostering Intellectual Islam

In future, centres for Islamic Studies are to be set up at German universities to train Muslim religious scholars. Eren Güvercin spoke with Peter Strohschneider, chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities, about these plans
College Training for Muslim Imams in Germany

A Laborious Process

One German state is hoping to improve the integration of its Muslim community by offering imam training programs at university. Michael Hollenbach reports
Religious Women's Societies in Syria

Angry, But Tame?

Syria's religious women's societies have one thing in common: They aspire to re-Islamization, which bolsters their self-confidence toward the West, themselves and their regime. Mona Sarkis on the women's society known as "Qubaisiat"
The Egyptian Dominican Priest Georges Anawati

A Christian and Islamic Scholar in the Service of Dialogue

Georges Anawati, an advocate of Christian-Islamic understanding, could finally receive the attention he deserves thanks to the Anawati Foundation and his biography. By Martina Sabra
Catholic-Islamic Dialogue: Interview with Christian Troll

For Freedom of Faith

The beginning of November saw the first Catholic-Muslim Forum held in the Vatican – which came about on a Muslim initiative. One of the participants was the Jesuit and professor of Islam Studies, Christian Troll. In an interview with Lewis Gropp, he talks about freedom of religion in Europe and Islamic countries, and the challenges of the Enlightenment for belief
The Malaysian Muslim Scholar Chandra Muzaffar

The Basic Moral Values of the Koran

Chandra Muzaffar is one of Malaysia's best-known human rights activists and public intellectuals. While being critical of western global hegemony, he says Muslims have to fundamentally re-evaluate their understanding of Islam and its traditions. By Yogi Sikand