What is it about?
How religious freedom is explained in Islam's divine sources, the Quran and the traditions, sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Why is it important?
Because there are so many misunderstandings on religious freedom and Islam - like that it is forbidden to change one's religion or belief or that Islam does not accept (religious) diversity. Too many prejudices and misguided interpretations produce a distorted picture of Islam. This distorted picture misinforms Muslims and non-Muslims alike, as well as elite and lay people from Western and non-Western societies. However, carefully reading and interpreting the divine sources of Islam shows how easy religious freedom is in accordance with liberal human rights.
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Writing this article was so exciting; the findings and the rich insights fascinated me throughout the whole writing process. The most exciting moments were those, in which I was astonished by the huge amount of diversity within Islamic culture - and, in contrast, how simplistic it is usually depicted by the West. I hope some of my readers will have similar light bulb moments.
Farhood Badri
Justus Liebig Universitat Giessen
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This page is a summary of: A Genuine Islamic Conceptualization of Religious Freedom, Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, June 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/mwjhr-2018-0020.
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