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Is There an Islamic Social Contract? Rethinking Freedom and Governance

Ijtihad as a Space for Freedom and Reason in Islamic Thought Part 2

Ijtihad as a Space for Freedom and Reason in Islamic Thought Part 1

Who Owns the Self? Islam, Obedience, and Liberty

Introducing Edraak Podcast: Rethinking the Muslim World

Edraak Webinar Series #11- Intellectual Independence: Arabic Language Education in the Madrasas of Sous

Edraak Webinar Series #10 - Sufi Waqf in Algeria: Between Civic Promise and Legal Restraint

Edraak Webinar Series #9 - Between Society and Self - Conversion to Islam as an Act of Personal Liberty

Edraak Webinar Series #8 - Searching for Common Grounds

Edraak Webinar Series #7 - Shariah & Religious Freedom: The Conflict and Choice in Today's Nigeria

Edraak Webinar Series #6 - Constitutionalism: The Missing Link in Muslim Democracies

Edraak Webinar Series #5 - Locating Muslim Women Voices in Liberal Democracy

Edraak Webinar Series #4 - Free Markets in the Age of Populism

Edraak Webinar Series #3 - Bangladesh: Future of Liberty and Rule of Law

Edraak Webinar Series #2 - Tunisia's Failed Democratic Transition: What Went Wrong?

Edraak Webinar Series #1 - 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

Episode 078 - Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding

Episode 077 - Non-Violent Extremism

Episode 076 - Challenges & Achievements in Promoting Shariah Compliance Products in the Islamic Economy

Episode 075 - Market Economy from an Islamic Perspective

Episode 074 - Religious Rights in Indonesia

Episode 073 - Notion of Equality in Islamic Law

Episode 072 - Liberty & Democracy Case of Türkiye

Episode 071 - Development & Freedom in Bangladesh

Episode 070 - Social Non-Movements in Muslim Majority Countries

Episode 069 - Comments on Revisiting Ibn Khaldun’s view of Khidma

Episode 068 - Un-productive labour: Revisiting Ibn Khaldun’s view of Khidma

Episode 067 - Women & Economic Prosperity

Episode 066 - Personal Freedom & the Dress Code in Iran

Episode 065 - Equality & Women Rights

Episode 064 - Algeria & Muslim World from Economic Perspective (2011-2019)

Episode 063 - Free Markets: Perspectives from Turkiye

Episode 062 - Roadmap for Economic Reforms in Tunisia

Episode 061 - Can Muslims Save Democracy? Muslim Minority Communities Resisting Illiberalism

Episode 060 - Rule of Law & Democracy

Episode 059 - The Future of Democracy in Tunisia

Episode 058 - ILN 10th Conference Highlight

Episode 057 - ILN T.S. 19th Ep: Islam, Free market & Anti-capitalist Fallacies with Prof: Mustafa Acar.

Episode 056 - ILN Talk Show 18th Ep: The Political and Economic Crisis in Pakistan with Mr. Ali Salman

Episode 055 - ILN Talk Show 17th Ep: The challenge of Progressive Islamic Thought in Indonesia-Dr. Pradana Boy

Episode 054 - ILN Talk Show 16th Episode with Ms. Anggia Erma Rini: The Political Spectrum in Indonesia

Episode 053 - ILN Talk Show Episode 15th: Similarities and Differences between the Turkish and the Tunisian Democratic Experiences with Mr. Salih Yasun

Episode 052 - ILN Talk Show 14th Episode: History of the Public Religious Institutions in Tunisia with Mr. Bedirhan E.Mutlu

Episode 051 - ILN Talk Show 13th Episode: The Future of Democracy in Tunisia with Ms. Amel Azzouz

Episode 050 - Revisiting the Arab Spring, Life & Opportunities for Bouazizis in Tunisia

Episode 049 - ILN Tunisia Conference ”Bringing Citizens Back to Power”

Episode 048 - ILN Talk Show 12th Episode: The Domestic Violence Act in Malaysia and beyond with Ms. Ivy Josiah

Episode 047 - ILN Talk Show 11th Episode ”Muslims in India” with Ms. Azeemah Salim

Episode 046 - ILN Talk Show 10th Episode: OIC Conference 2022, a Conversation

Episode 045 - ILN Talk Show 9th Episode: Discussing Ali Salman’s Book.

Episode 044 - ILN Talk Show 8th Episode: The Political Development in Malaysia with Ms. Aira Azhari.

Episode 043 - ILN Talk Show 7th Ep: Thoughts on the ILN online course with Dr. Mohsin Naqvi and Mr. Fida Ur Rahman

Episode 042 - ILN Talk Show 6th Episode : Discussing Dr. Ahmet Kuru’s book

Episode 041 - ILN Talk Show : Dr. Ali Hasannia, Inspired by ILN (5th Episode)

Episode 040 - ‪Dr. Husnul Amin: Post Islamism in Muslim Societies

Episode 039 - Mustafa Akyol: Islam, Religious Freedom and Hagia Sophia

Episode 038 - Muddassar Ahmed: How Muslim organizations should manage their PR

Episode 037 - Dr. Aymen Boughanmi: Thoughts on Democracy and Economy in Tunisia 10 years after the Arab Spring

Episode 036 - Abbas Mehregan; The Jurisprudential Principles of Equality between Muslims and Non-Muslims in Islamic Sharia

Episode 035 - Ankita Sanyal; Jews in Iran since the Islamic Revolution: Social Status and Anti-Semitism

Episode 034 - Eugene Yapp; Reflections and Perspective from Malaysia

Episode 033 - Waqas Ahmad; Religious Freedom and Economic Development. A Conceptual and Empirical Review

Episode 032 - Saeed Ahmed Rid; Does Democracy positively affect Religious freedom? A case Study of Pakistan

Episode 031 - Jani Kinnunen, The Role of Freedom of Religion and Political Regime for Human Development Indices

Episode 030 -Faisal Aziz; Proportionality in Hate Speech Laws

Episode 029 - Zainal Abidin Bagir; The Politics and Law of Blasphemy in Indonesia

Episode 028 – Robert Hefner; Religious Freedom, Harmony and Inclusion

Episode 027 - Mohd. Izharul Haque Mikrani; IMAN: Efforts for Religious Freedom in Nepal

Episode 026 - A.K.M Iftekharul Islam, Secularism, Islamism and Religious Minorities: the Case of Bangladesh

Episode 025 - Mujeeb Hussain Gattoo, The Ahmediyya question, the response of Muslim Scholars, and the (im)possibility of religious co-existence in Contemporary Islamic Thought.

Episode 024 - Amel Azzouz, Revisiting Religious Freedom in a Muslim Democracy: Case of New Tunisian Constitution

Episode 023 - Azeemah Saleem; Revisiting Religious Freedom in ‘Secular’ and ‘Islamic’ Constitution

Episode 022 - Fida Ur Rahman, Apostasy, Religious Freedom, and Individual LIberty: Textual and Contextual Analysis of Classical Islamist and Post Islamist Narratives

Episode 021 - Ali Hassannia, Between “Religious Intolerance” and “Holy Ignorance”: Discussion of Misconceptions about Religious Freedom

Episode 020 - Hakan Coruh, The Concept of Freedom (Huriyya) and Natural Rights in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence

Episode 019 - Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Freedom of Religion and Apostasy: Issues, Responses and Developments

Episode 018 - Democratic Transition in Tunisia

Episode 017 - Ali Salman, Part 4 - On current Islamic economics

Episode 016 - Ali Salman, Part 3 - Islamic principle of wealth distribution

Episode 015 - Ali Salman, Part 2 - Islamic principle of wealth creation

Episode 014 - Ali Salman, Part 1 - Principles of Islamic Economics

Episode 013 - Usama Hasan, evolution of fiqh from a binary worldview to lands of citizenship

Episode 012 - Muhammad Suheyl Umar, Islamization of knowledge

Episode 011 - Dženan Smajić, the price system in early Islamic history

Episode 010 - Nouh Elharmouzi - Economic Freedom, Political Freedom: The Relationship after the Arab Spring

Episode 009 - Ozlem Caglar Yilmaz - Liberty, Civil Society and Politics Special Case of Turkey

Episode 008 - Mohamad Machine-Chian - Banking in the Islamic Republic of Iran Caught between Faith and Performance

Episode 007 - Dr. Bican Sahin - Political and Civil Liberty, Why Secular Framework is better for Faith

Episode 006 - M. Abul Ahrar Ramizpoor - Is Shariah compatible with a free society?

Episode 005 - Ali Salman - Building an Islamic Case of Open Market

Episode 004 - Mustafa Acar - Reason vs Tradition, The Intellectual Battle in Muslim Thought

Episode 003 - Zainah Anwar - Seeking Equality for Women in Islam

Episode 002 - Nader Hashemi - Is Liberty an Islamic Value

Episode 001 - Mustafa Akyol - Reforms in Islamic World ala Luther or ala Locke