Fida Ur Rahman

Fida Ur Rahman “ILN gave me a new and more important academic perspective i-e the value and responsible practice of liberty in our individual and collective life. It also inspired me to explore and promote the Muslim case of religious liberty. As an outcome of my association with ILN, I wrote two papers on various […]

Gus Yahya NU Indonesia

Kyai Haji Yahya Cholil Staquf For many years the Islam and Liberty Network has been striving to restore the intellectual curiosity and openness to other cultures that was characteristic of Islam at the height of its golden age. The success of this endeavor is vital if we are to witness the emergence of a just, […]

Dr. Ali Hasannia

Dr. Ali Hasannia Thank you ILN for inspiring and motivating me to focus on the concept of liberty in Muslim-majority countries! After attending the 6th ILN Conference in Islamabad in 2018, I couldn’t have imagined how that event may affect my future activities. I realized that something must change in my research career. Upon coming […]

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN A MULTI-RELIGIOUS SOCIETY: THE NIGERIAN SITUATION

Kazeem, O. OLANIYAN, Ph.D, Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Visiting Professor, College of Law, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria. Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. ILN Nigeria Fellow Visit ILN Fellows INTRODUCTION. It is believed that freedom of religion should be one of the basic rights and […]

How to talk about terrorism committed by Muslims

Mohammed Amin is Chairman of the Islam & Liberty Network Council. He is writing in a personal capacity. At the end of my article “Why does Islam have such a terrible reputation?” I promised that my next ILN post would answer the question “What can we, as individual Muslims who care about the reputation of […]

Review Article : A New Hope for Moderation

The New Hope for Moderation Pradana Boy Zulian University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia IN many of my writings on recent religious landscape in Indonesia, I frequently quoted the late Peter L Berger’s analysis on the marginalization of religion against the secularization backdrop. As a sociologist of religion, among his earliest academic concern was the theory […]

Highlights from Mardin

Special thanks for the ILN 9th Conference donors and partners: Network for a Free Society, Atlas Network, Acton Institute, Association for Liberal Thinking and Mardin Artuklu University. After 3 years of virtual activities and online conferences, the ILN 9th International Conference was held on October 27th and 28th 2022 in Mardin, Türkiye, in partnership with […]

9th Conference papers

Middle Level Leaders in Peacebuilding The Case of Post-Conflict Situation in Swat Valley in PakistanTabassum MajeedClick HereUndoing Economic Progress, Unraveling Nation-States.Wardah AlkatiriClick HereSecularism and Fundamentalism: An Examination of the Prospect of Implementation of Sharia in Southwest NigeriaKazeem O. Olaniyan & Jaleelah F. Idris Click HereLiberal Democracy in RetreatZeeshan Hashim & Thaana GhaliaClick HereThe Contending Hegemonies […]