The Islamic Enlightenment: The Modern Struggle Between Faith and Reason

#BGPrize2017 shortlisted author Christopher de Bellaigue discusses how he came to write The Islamic Enlightenment after having been a journalist for a long time in the Middle East and how he wanted to interrogate the idea that there had never been an enlightenment.

[@belovelyloveofgod]

YOUS ASK FOR YOUR END, LIVING.😪🌹🌞🛡🗡🌋🔥

[@user-ll9zi4hr1i]

yes, we had it (our religion is the core of it ). I think we want it back but we don't have a chance to relive this amazing area just because Western countries have put in place rulers who prevent this period from returning to life again after it was stopped due to internal religious conflicts - internal religious conflicts have been stopped by agreement, but the Western subjugation of the Arab Muslim countries have not been eliminated and we will get rid of it soon. :) soon

[@Alex-kk8is]

Is this a joke?

[@critikasalihmeylani]

That's what I thought too. I greatly doubt if Islamic states are planning to change their ideologies; laws of sharia and its misogyny, pedophilia, homophobia and jihadism won't disappear or be affected by any enlightenments anytime soon. Taqiyya tactic will hide these ugly truths from those who question these bad parts of islam to make the religion seem more peaceful until it takes over the world like it intends. (8:39, Qur'an)