 Islami Reform için Atlanta'daki Konferansa Davet [message #46887] |
Sun, 10 February 2008 13:58 |
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28-30 Mart 2008 tarihinde Atlanta'da yapacağımız konferansa özgürce düşünebilen ve başkalarının da özgürce düşünmesini savunan her müslüman davetlidir.
Selam, Edip
Muslim Heretics and Reformists Announce:
A Celebration of Heresy Conference:
Critical Thinking for Islamic Reform
www.hereticmuslims.com
Friday, March 28 - Sunday, March 30, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Contacts: Fereydoun Taslimi, Melody Moezzi. Tel: 678-685-889 Fereydoun@hereticmuslims.com
The first conference: "A Celebration of Heresy: Critical Thinking for Islamic Reform" will take place in Atlanta. The conference is organized by a group of Muslim intellectuals and activists who share commitment to the values of pluralism, democracy and respect for human rights. "This title emphasizes that we seek to promote our commitment to accept dissent and disagreement, because we believe that strong disagreement with the current views is a necessary pre-requisite for genuine and effective reform," explained one of the organizers, Abdullahi an-Naim, Professor of Law at Emory University, "We celebrate heresy and dissent not as ends in themselves, but in order to enable and promote innovative and critical thinking."
Melody Moezzi, author/activist and one of the conference organizers, summarized the purpose of the conference as, "The Muslim Heretics Conference is an effort to bring together the wide variety of voices and opinions among Muslims; our aim is to respect and appreciate dissent and diversity in Islamic thought and practice."
This conference grew out of the recognition that dissenting ideas against the prevailing religious traditions are often written off as heresy. Almost all prophets, messengers, and great thinkers throughout history were accused of being a heretic. Fereydoun Taslimi, a philanthropist businessman and one of the organizers of the conference, expressed the position of many muslims, "Although the stereotypical image of Muslims depicted to be intolerant of seemingly vain actions such as a book, a cartoon or a film, yet to be tolerant of tyranny and oppression by the so-called Islamic governments is somewhat true now, however throughout the Islamic history dissenting ideas have been more prevalent and tolerated than other religions; a fact that even many Muslims are not aware of."
Another organizer of the conference, Edip Yuksel, a reformist activist and author of numerous books, including Quran: a Reformist Translation, highlighted the location of the first conference, the United States, where Muslims can freely express their opinions without fear of the government persecution: "The US constitution (not necessarily its modern foreign policy) is much more in harmony with the universal principles of peace, justice and liberty promoted by the Quran, than of those so-called Muslim countries." Edip Yuksel who is teaching philosophy and logic courses at Pima.edu, will be leading a panel on critical thinking at the conference. Other panels will discuss problems with Sharia, critically evaluate Hadith and Sunna, oppression of women by Muslims, and question the reasons for lack of democracy, freedoms and scientific innovations in the most of the so-called Muslim countries.
If you like more information please visit the conference website at www.muslimheretics.com or contact us via the phone number and email address.
[Updated on: Sun, 10 February 2008 14:01]
Edip Yuksel; J.D.
www.yuksel.org
www.19.org
www.islamicreform.org
19@19.org
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