EXCLUSIVE: Tariq Ramadan - Integration of Islamic youth into Western society
Integration of Islamic youth into Western society [66:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (171)This is the latest speech given my Tariq Ramadan at my college today. I immediately began recording it because of the relevance to the recent discussions here.
This podcast answers the questions for many Islamophobes out there, and also brings up the issues of certain people who hide their anti-immigration agendas behind “religious disputes,” such as Geert Wilders. It’s quite thorough and humorous.
Tariq Ramadan is a senior research fellow at Oxford. He is a philosopher who has been defined as “the matchmaker between Islamic and European thought,” and he believes that a profound change has been taking place among younger generations of Muslims in Europe.
Through his writings and lectures he has contributed substantially to the debate on issues of Muslims in the West and the Islamic revival in the Muslim world.
“Swiss by nationality, Muslim by religion, European by culture and Egyptian by memory,” Tariq Ramadan discusses the dynamics and challenges of Islamic youth and their integration into Western society.
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The talk was really interesting and informative. I have my doubts about the speaker though. We might agree about this matter of integration as he proposes some useful things but, politically I am not sure we see eye to eye.
April 30th, 2008 at 11:05 pmEsra’a,
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 pmIsn’t he the son of Saeed Ramadan, son-in-law of Hassan,el Banna’ of Ekhwan-l-Muslimin? I guess his father was in exile there in Switzerland.
Indeed, he is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna.
He’s a very controversial figure, frequently accused (as he mentions in the podcast) of ‘doublespeak’
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:44 pmHis book “In the footsteps of the Prophet” (I translate this from the title in Dutch) is an excellent introduction to Islam. It is sympathetic and, as far as I can judge, academically sound. It focusses on the life of the prophet, provides the necessary historical background of the revelations and offers possible interpretations.
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:44 pmLucky you!
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:44 pmHe was here in Lisbon some months ago but I haven’t had the chance to attend his conference.
I remember their call for dialogue, some 15years back, in the universities in Switzerland, debated between Palestinians and Israelis in the university. Well, this is productive, and remember, some 15 years back no one touched issues as such around the muslim conservatists, a different approach from the rest of the ” brotherhood”.
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm