Struggling with Modernity

The West often associates Islam with technological backwardness, religious intolerance and a savage penal code. Is this justified? Or should the concept of 'modernity' be seen in the context... Read allThe West often associates Islam with technological backwardness, religious intolerance and a savage penal code. Is this justified? Or should the concept of 'modernity' be seen in the context of the Third World and a fundamentally different world view? This program looks at the te... Read allThe West often associates Islam with technological backwardness, religious intolerance and a savage penal code. Is this justified? Or should the concept of 'modernity' be seen in the context of the Third World and a fundamentally different world view? This program looks at the tensions within Islamic states as they attempt to make their laws and practices compatible w... Read all