Pessimism of Reason and Optimism of Will. The Arab World the Day After Tomorrow

... that is, “modern” Salafism (in the spirit of early 20th century reformers) could challenge “archaic” Sufism. Regardless of the specific versions of development (depending on country characteristics) in all the steadily modernizing ... ... Arkoun and turn to the tradition of “Islamic individualism”. Political Extremist Groups and Islamic Movements in the Middle East and North Africa. RIAC Reader The underlying danger is that religion understood in this way ceases to be the basis ...