In a recent report that surveyed radio listeners in Tunisia, the Sigma Consulting Center found that “Zaytouna” – a private religious radio station – topped the list with 12.1 percent audience share throughout the country. Private variety radio station Mosaic came close with 11.3 percent, followed by government-backed radio station […]
Changement 4
Sécularisation, Démocratisation et Monde musulman : Processus de changement
L’AFEMOTI a organisé les 25-26 novembre 2002, en collaboration avec l’Institut norvégien des relations internationales, et l’UNESCO dans le cadre du programme de ce dernier concernant “Gestion des transformations sociales” (MOST), un colloque international sur « Sécularisation, Démocratisation et Monde musulman : Processus de changement ». Un poi […].
Social, Religious & Political Dimensions of Prejudice: Reflections of a Muslim (II)
Who am I? Where do I come from? In two sentences, I am a South African Muslim male from an impoverished working class background who was reared in a gang-infested area by a single parent. Many of our neighbours were Christians and the debt collectors – of which there were always many – were invariably Jewish. Abstract The encounter of East and West has […].
Unity Through Opposition: Islam as an Instrument of Radical Political Change
By Thomas Butko In wake of the September 11 attacks, there has been a heightened focus on political Islam (or Islamism) as a global area of research. Yet, in spite of the view that political Islam is essentially internationally oriented in its outlook, the primary focus of Islamist groups is actually at the domestic level, as Islam is utilized as a polit […].