October 6,2009
[note2] Political Economy of Islam -- France 伊斯蘭的政治經濟學 在 法國
法國在其公共領域中的'Muslim問題'常顯得突兀地"排外"與anti-pluralism以至於人類學者John Bowen出了一本新書題名為:Why the French don't like the headscarves?" 所以,到底為什麼法國人就那麼討厭伊斯蘭頭斤,硬生生要把大學女生個人的信仰表徵標記為'不合群 不愛國' '威脅' 甚至是 '野蠻'的象徵?
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October 5,2009
[note1] Political Economy of Islam-- Turkey 伊斯蘭復興的政治經濟學:土耳其
政治伊斯蘭與新興中產階級(較邊緣與次主流的一群)的結合在土耳其是一種新的現象,因為在1980s年代以前,intellectual = westernized,因而Islam + middle-class + political movement是一種至Kemalism以降前所未有的組合。 這組合背後的政經發展如下概述。
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October 1,2009
September 12,2009
阿富汗: 對他們而言民主選舉的意義為何 Afgan presidential election: What Democracy Really Means to People
Based on the talk given by our great PhD candidate Noah's fresh and first-hand participation observation in August, 2009 in Afghanistan! ...繼續閱讀
Iranian Green Revolution & the Dusk of Divine Leadership
In June,Tehran was turned into a battlefield between an outcry against fraudulent democracy and the power of state persecution over the future of Islamic Republic of Iran. The results: democracy is officially dead, if only to be faked, state terror, mass political disillusion, and the end of an era of divine legitimacy that used to define leadership of the Islamic Republic.
My Iranian colleague told me: It is a coup from within. With 3 to 4 thousands of people being arrested, tortured, raped regardless of sex, hundreds of people murdered, we are just waiting to see Mousavi and Rezaee be arrested, probably in the following weeks.
My friend expressed his fear: "It is possible, although it is also what I fear most, that Iran is gonna become another North Korea." ...繼續閱讀
My Iranian colleague told me: It is a coup from within. With 3 to 4 thousands of people being arrested, tortured, raped regardless of sex, hundreds of people murdered, we are just waiting to see Mousavi and Rezaee be arrested, probably in the following weeks.
My friend expressed his fear: "It is possible, although it is also what I fear most, that Iran is gonna become another North Korea." ...繼續閱讀
May 2,2009
必要的投入:重造美國與穆斯林世界的關係
Emile Nakhleh 博士是前CIA的資深官員,同時也是資深學者與研究者。其在波士頓大學最新的演講,提名為'必要的投入:重造美國與穆斯林世界的關係'。以下是我從演講內容中整理出來的幾個重點,呈現EN如何批評過去(布希)政府的錯誤政策與造成美國與穆斯林世界對彼此的反感,這些反感,許多都建立在美國政策執行者對於穆斯林社會文化的多元性的無知。
本演講可線上收聽:
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本演講可線上收聽:
http://www.buworldofideas.org/shows/2009/04/a-necessary-engagement-reinventing-americas-relations-with-the-muslim-world/ ...繼續閱讀
March 26,2009
偽善的教士?伊斯蘭法支持度大升
普查中最驚人的是,不只是烏拉碼(伊斯蘭教士or導師)與伊斯蘭教育的師長支持實施伊斯蘭法,即便是橫跨區域的民眾也都支持,甚至當學者特別強調"偷竊者應被砍掉雙手",以免民眾表面上支持伊斯蘭法但其實對於法規內容不清楚,支持率還是高得驚人。 ...繼續閱讀
March 14,2009
宗教自由的政治
最近在鎖定印尼Muslim-Christian relationship的歷史,有些心得。以前總是覺得傳教士或牧師甚至是主日學老師傳教可能會引起社會人心惶惶,感覺實在是很扯,但是現在我才反省了自己受到基督教影想而有偏頗的對於宗教以及宗教自由的想法。現在因為對伊斯蘭的理解深了很多,同時對印尼也了解更多,又因為剛好在看一些史料,才發現過去很多自己沒有注意到的事情。
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January 1,2009




