Islam and modernity

Western societies perceive Islam as being opposed to modernization because of the absoluteness of divine revelation in Islam. However, Islamic history presents a totally different picture in the nature of this relationship.

Experts say Muslims, nourished by their own points of reference, can approach the modern epoch by proposing a specific social, political and economic management that is linked to ethical values.

Things such as cultural diaspora; the context of pluralism; the breakdown of traditional family and social patterns; changing cultural values including the shifting gender roles and sexual attitudes; and the intersection of political and spiritual ideas — all these are elements of modernity that have confronted all religious traditions.

In this episode we ask how can Muslims respond to contemporary challenges of modernity without losing their identity.

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