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But what Arkoun notes is that it is the loss of the legitimacy and viability of nationalism, socialism, communism, democracy and so forth as supports for political action that has created a situation in which Islam has had to be used in this way.

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I don't have time to critically comment on the interview but Arkoun speaks about "humanism" as if it is apart and above state and power relations.

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Mohammed Arkoun, a professor emeritus of Islamic thought at the University of

What Is the Koran? 1999

Koran is Mohammed Arkoun, the Algerian professor at the University of Paris.

What Is the Koran? 1999

They can, as Mohammed Arkoun puts it, demystify the text while reaffirming "the relevance of its larger intuitions."

What Is the Koran? 1999

"Millions and millions of people refer to the Koran daily to explain their actions and to justify their aspirations," Arkoun says.

What Is the Koran? 1999

Arkoun, Abu Zaid, and others hope that this challenge might ultimately lead to nothing less than an Islamic renaissance.

What Is the Koran? 1999

Muslims, Arkoun and others argue, is an opportunity to challenge the Muslim orthodoxy from within, rather than having to rely on "hostile" outside sources.

What Is the Koran? 1999

They can, as Mohammed Arkoun puts it, demystify the text while reaffirming "the relevance of its larger intuitions."

What Is the Koran? 1999

Arkoun argued in Lectures du Coran (1982), for example, that it is time

What Is the Koran? 1999