
Imam Tom discusses The Impossible State by Wael Hallaq
Blogging Theology
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The Importance of Progress in Modernity
Egypt recently had to go to the IMF to bail out the country, which is billions of dollars in debt. The dependence of a very ancient and noble Muslim society, or state, whatever, on the West continues in quite degrading ways for the Egyptian people. It's just one quick snapshot, nothing very fascinating, but it illustrates what's going on at the moment in this asymmetry of power.
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