There have been a number of attacks on journalists in Kosovo in recent years. Now, conservative Muslims in the southern Kosovar city of Prizren are agitating against a news portal and a journalist.
There have been a number of attacks on journalists in Kosovo in recent years. Now, conservative Muslims in the southern Kosovar city of Prizren are agitating against a news portal and a journalist.
Yes, the same as there is with any religion.
? Enlighten me.
There are conservative and liberal versions of any religion. Christianity has evangelicals but also Quakers. Judaism has Reform and ultraorthodox. But we only hear about the extreme radicals and conservatives in Islam.
Which one is supposed to be liberal?
I supposed “unitarians” would have been a better choice. There are also nondenominational branches that believe in actually helping the poor and opening their doors to all.
And for the record, I’m not Christian, so I don’t have a dog in this race.
I think “liberal” here is just in comparison to the extreme conservative side of the religion
Liberalism as an ideology is typically secular, so no, there isn’t “liberal Islam” anymore than there is “liberal Christianity.”
There are, however, plenty of Muslim people that believe the role of government is protecting human rights, believe one of those rights is property, and think the best way of achieving this goal is a secular democracy.
Turkey under the Kemalists is an example of a primarily Muslim nation at least attempting to build a liberal democracy.
You might say it goes against fundamentalist Islam, but guess what also goes against fundamentalist Christianity and Judaism?
Gay imams are an example.