Liberal Islam Network

I am a reform-minded Muslim and therefore I acknowledge that al-Quran does contain violent passages. Just like the liberal Christian and Jews have done with their respective scriptures, we need to reinterpret these passages to take them out of the 7th century tribal time capsule and to reinterpret them up to the interpretation of the 21st century pluralistic world that we are living.

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About “Fitna” Movie

By Ulil Abshar-Abdalla

Islamism may not compatible with the culture of enlightenment. But I don’t think that Islam oppose it although not everything is parallel with each other. I believe that Islam can absorb the values of European enlightenment. We have to remember that the history of European enlightenment is closely correlated with Islam. Several Muslim thinkers had even been the inspirations for the European humanists in 16th and 17th century.

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The Bushido Jihad

By Lanny Octavia

Nowadays, Muslims seemed to reduce their religious comprehension, and started to emphasize more on ritual piety rather than social piety. Muslims have been drowned in the calculation of individual reward and sin, and have not been aware upon social problems such as poverty, corruption, flood and unemployment that directly affected people’s benefit ( maslahat).

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Islamic Reformation and the Myth of Westernization

By Pradana Boy ZTF

In the midst of this miserable condition, determination to achieve Islamic independence in the intellectual, social, political and economical field has blown the wave of reformation in the Muslim world. However, the independence must not be understood as reclusion and rejection upon other civilizations. Islamic reformation is the result of incessant dialectic interaction between the Islamic normative doctrines and the surrounding contemporary symptoms.

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OTHER ARTICLES

Ave, Muhammad: a Plea for Reason in the Debate about Islam By Timor & Ramy El Dardiry Both Muslims and concerned Western intellectuals should start to de-sacralize the role of texts in the debate, so that we can arrive at a truly constructive dialogue. It is about time that we recognize and encourage different colors in religion. This also requires a less forced attitude towards religion in public spaces. go to article	Religion Ă la carte By Hamid Basyaib Islam claimed and is proud to be religion without priesthood system. In fact, the Muslim leaders used to have similar pretension, they claim of having the right to publish the list of doâ€™s and donâ€™ts for Muslims, based on the authority of holy books and prophet teachings. go to article
Islamic Science or Pseudo Science? By Andiyansyah It is important to note that the shining Islamic civilization in the past did not stand alone. It was the result of dynamic interaction with other civilizations such as Greek, Egypt, Persia, and India. Muslim scientists used to hold dialog with and learn from other civilizations. The image of open minded, tolerant and pluralist dominated the character of Muslim scientists in that time. go to article	Resisting Religion by Religion By Anick H.T. This case indicates that whenever religion did not appear in peaceful form and respect humanity, its adherent will move away. When it is being rigid and nonnegotiable with the context, it will lose its prophetic mission. When religious institution becomes dominant, the politic of identity and power relation will take over. go to article
Soheib Bencheikh: We Need Dearabization of Islam My civilization as an Arab-Muslim laid not on the obligatory of wearing headscarf, furthermore niqab and burqa. I had left shallow perception about standard of civilization based on artificial matters. I dream about civilization that preserves morality. go to article	Abu Syuqqah & Woman By Umdah El-Baroroh Some viewed that woman is creature who arouse man’s desire and libido therefore she should stay indoor. Her voice is aurat, her body opens the way to discord ( fitna), her mind is deficient, and her faith is incomplete. Therefore, she has no freedom to do anything or to determine her choice. go to article

Agenda

Weekly Talkshow

Time: January 12, 2006 15.00 WIB
Topic:Ways toward The God
Speaker: Kautsar Azhari Noer (Lecturer of UIN Jakarta
Presenter: Novriantoni

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