Tariq Ramadan -Islam and the Arab Awakening

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Tariq Ramadan

The quest for meaning and pluralism

Tariq Ramadan -Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

The Quest for Meaning seeks to provoke not through the excess of its rhetoric but the banality of its reasoning.

Faith is an essential aspect of human life. All faiths embody a similar set of ideals. And given that is faith is essential and all faiths are similar, so society should respect all religious and cultural traditions. We need, in Ramadan's words, to "apprehend the diversity of our points of view and the essence of their similarity".

His starting-point is the insistence that humans are limited beings and reason an inadequate way of comprehending our world. Reason tells us in a partial manner how the world is. Only faith can inform us why it is as it is. Faith creates a framework that allows us to give life meaning and to comfort us when faced with our inadequacies.

Should The Burqa Be Banned?

Tariq Ramadan and Mona Eltahawy

Riz Khan - Tariq Ramadan

As one of the most sought-after Islamic commentators in the West today, Ramadan rejects the notion that Islam and the West must be at opposite ends. He encourages Muslims to participate fully in the civic life of Western secular societies and urges Muslims to avoid living in religious ghettos. But how can Islam and secular society truly co-exist as governments in Europe move to ban Islamic face-coverings or the construction of traditional minarets?

Riz Khan -Zizek & Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics