Active citizenship, a social contract, Islam and democracy in Egypt: A protester waving the Egyptian Flag in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Jonathan Rashad/FlickrThe Arab Spring that swept across North Africa in 2011 brought the promise of democracy within reach of millions of Egyptians. But seven years later this promise hasn’t been fulfilled. That fledgling democracy is now akin to a … [Read more...] about Active citizenship, a social contract, Islam and democracy in Egypt | The Conversation
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Signing of key documents between Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei (Perbadanan TAIB) and The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) to the establishment of an Islamic Bank in Brunei Darussalam
Signing of key documents between Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei (Perbadanan TAIB) and The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) to the establishment of an Islamic Bank in Brunei Darussalam: The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-PS.org), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) … [Read more...] about Signing of key documents between Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei (Perbadanan TAIB) and The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) to the establishment of an Islamic Bank in Brunei Darussalam
Tunisian President: “Islam is not incompatible with democracy”
Tunisian President: "Islam is not incompatible with democracy": Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, visited today the European Parliament in Brussels, where he was welcomed by Parliament President Martin Schulz. They had a meeting during which they discussed developments in Tunisia and EU-Tunisia relations. Essebsi called the visit is a "historic and highly symbolic moment" … [Read more...] about Tunisian President: “Islam is not incompatible with democracy”
Specialists on Islam to speak at Vanderbilt
Specialists on Islam to speak at Vanderbilt A South Africa Event on 2016-02-03 00:00:00 Four talks on Islam are being held at Vanderbilt University in conjunction with the 2015-2016 Andrew W. Mellon John E. Sawyer Seminar, "Where the Fringe Dwarfs the Center: Vernacular Islam Beyond the Arab World." Faculty members across a wide variety of academic disciplines … [Read more...] about Specialists on Islam to speak at Vanderbilt
