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Sep 2, 05 - 6:22 AM |
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I have visited the few months back but there
were only few posts. Now it seems very interactive.
I have collected the Review of the Book from BBC, let us discuss in the light of this review. These are not my personal comments, I have just copied it.
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Rushdie urges Islamic reformation
Rushdie argues the Koran should be seen as a historical document
Islam needs to be reformed to bring it into the modern era, the Indian-born Muslim novelist Salman Rushdie argues.
A broader interpretation of the Koran would lead to better relations and cut alienation, he writes in the Times.
This would also combat jihadist ideologies that led to the 7 July London terror attacks, Rushdie argues.
Rushdie spent years in hiding because an Islamic fatwa ordered his death over allegedly blasphemous passages in his book The Satanic Verses.
The former Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued the religious edict calling for his execution in February 1989.
The Islamic Reformation has to begin here, with an acceptance that all ideas, even sacred ones, must adapt to altered realities
Salman Rushdie in his comment piece for the Times, Rushdie says Muslims in some parts of Britain lead lives separated from the rest of the communities.
In such insular circles, "young men's alienations can easily deepen", he argues.
"What is needed is a move beyond tradition - nothing less than a reform movement to bring the core concepts of Islam into the modern age.
"A Muslim Reformation to combat not only the jihadi ideologues but also the dusty, stifling seminaries of the traditionalists, throwing open the windows of the closed communities to let in much-needed fresh air."
He also argues that the Koran should be studied as a historical text rather than treated as "infallible".
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