Excerpts from the Australia Islamic Conference
Amal at Austrolabe shares some advice from Tariq Ramadhan, who recently spoke at the “The Challenges and Opportunities of Islam in the West: The Case of Australia” event in Brisbane, Australia.
Ramadan’s discussion centred on citizenship and a sense of belonging. He acknowledged the practical challenges facing pluralistic societies, and also for Muslims in terms of their faith. He suggests that we are lacking discourse on spirituality and universal ethics (politics, etc). He wants to see more Muslims taking up academic positions, writing literature, learning and teaching Islam within their Western nations and, overall, participating socially and politically. He advocates commonality — in other words, send your children to state schools and provide strong supplementary guidance at home.
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