Malaysia Roots of a Democratic Society
Malaysia Roots of a Democratic Society Malaysia: Roots of a Democratic Society Opening Address by Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Founding President of Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), at the Istanbul Network 5th International Conference: Democratic Transitions in the Muslim World Introduction Assalamu’alaikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh, good morning and welcome, particularly to […]
Tunisia democratic backslide
Author is CEO of Islam & Liberty Network. These views are written in his personal capacity. Tunisia has been considered a beacon of representative democracy in the Arab world. It is now experiencing a democratic backslide. Tunisia conducted a referendum on 25th July 2022. At least one quarter of Tunisians have voted in a controversial […]
ROSE WILDER LANE ON ISLAM AND AMERICAN VALUES
Author: Paul Meany Paul Meany is the Interim Director and Editor for Intellectual History at Libertarianism.org, a project of the Cato Institute. Most of his work focuses on examining thinkers who predate classical liberalism but still articulate broadly liberal attitudes and principles. He is the host of Portraits of Liberty, a podcast about uncovering and […]
ISLAM AND STATE‐SKEPTICISM
ISLAM AND STATE‐SKEPTICISM Author: Yahya Alshamy Yahya Alshamy is a first year PhD student in the Department of Economics, Graduate Fellow in the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Refugee Crisis and Human Rights
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Refugee Crisis and Human Rights Author: Azeemah Saleem Assistant Professor at the Center for Communication and Critical Thinking, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, India The Organization of […]
Politics in the Pandemic and Information Age
Politics in the Pandemic and Information Age Author: […]
The Search for Living in Peace
The Search for Living in Peace Author: Hasan Yücel Başdemir* Why do some societies constantly live in conflict, violence, anxiety and misery while some are living in stability, prosperity and peace? Why do some societies not have means of reconciliation to solve the problems which they experienced while other societies have? These are some of […]
The Multi-Polar World of Islam
The Multi-Polar World of Islam Do we have any singular, sacrosanct version of Islam with any central authority? The obvious answer to this question is No, however what is important is to realize that how differences in the interpretations influence the political regimes in which these narratives thrive. The global debate on Islam is largely […]
The Islamic Enlightenment
The Islamic Enlightenment The Islamic world did liberalise – but then came the first world war Christopher de Bellaigue* “It seems vital to recall that hopeful century when the lands of Islam engaged lustily with modernity.” I am quite used to people smirking into their sleeves when they hear that I’ve just written a book […]
Why are Muslim majority countries lagging behind ?
Why are Muslim majority countries lagging behind ? The World Bank’s page GDP per capita (current US$) gives GDP per capita figures for most countries running back decades. After downloading the data, I prepared the document Countries Ranked by GDP Per Head Quite a few countries have not yet supplied 2019 or even 2018 data, […]
