
Imam Tom discusses The Impossible State by Wael Hallaq
Blogging Theology
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The Unmet Desire of the Uma in the Middle East
Hamderela: The Arab youth in the Middle East doesn't appear to have worked very well, because they are stubbornly sticking with their religion. "Our desire is misled into various failing attempts to live according to the shell of Sharia," Hamderela says. He cites Pakistan and Egypt as examples where liberal forces have won out over authoritarian figureheads.
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