.... This week I attended the launch of the Muslim Institute's new quarterly, Critical Muslim, which promises to usher in a new era of organised critical thought on issues relating to Islam and Muslims.
Crucially, this criticism is constructive rather than personal. It is underpinned by values such as truth, justice, compassion and wisdom – values that are both Qur'anic and secular.
[A COMMENT] Ideally, Islam would become just a personal belief system totally removed from the temporal sphere and unrelated to politics. Alas, Islam inherently is not that kind of religion. [Guardian Cif] Read more
