By Bassam Madany Introduction Al-Awan is a liberal/reformist online journal that calls for the de-coupling of the Islamic faith from the Public Square, via a process of radical reforms in the interpretation of the Qur’an. On two previous occasions, I had translated and commented on thi s Continue Reading
Muslims Recoil at a French Proposal to Change the Quran
By Karina Piser A manifesto published in the French daily Le Parisien on April 21—signed by some 300 prominent intellectuals and politicians, including former President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Prime Minister Manuel Valls—made a shocking demand. Arguing that the Quran incites violence, it Continue Reading