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THREE REFORMERS AGAINST VIOLENT JIHAD TRÊS REFORMADORES CONTRA O JIHAD VIOLENTO
Peter Demant 1
“Point n’est besoin d’espérer pour entreprendre, ni de réussir pour persévérer.”
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ʹͲͳͷ ǣ their religion is from Dz ǯdzǤ Ǥthose people are ǡ living among us ǡ ǡǤ ǯǯǡ2 The surprise isǣ immense. ǫ Ǥ
Dz dz Dzdz Ǥ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯǡ ǯǦ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡǤ ǫ ǫ Ǧ ǡ ǯǤ ǡ ǣDzǯ ǫdz Ǥ 1 ǡ ǡ ǡ ǦǡǡǤ GrupoǤǤ de Trabalho Oriente Médio e Mundo Muçulmano ȋǡͳͻͺͺȌǡDzǦ dz ȋǡʹͲͲȌǤ ȋʹͲͲͺȌ Malala ȋ ǡ Ȍ× ȋȌǡǦǦ Dz dzȋǣȀȀǤǤǤȀȌǤǤǯ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ϐ ǡǡǤ ǣ2 ǣȀȀǤ ǤȀʹͲͶͷͻͶͷͺͳͷͶͷǤ ǣ̷ǤǤ
DzǣǤhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5LDxI79XEwǤdzȋ ǣǣ 2018) ǯǣ ǤȋȌ ǤͶǦͳʹǦʹͲͳͷǤ ǣ ȋ ͵ǦͳǦ MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 29 ensaio
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ʹͲͲͺ 4 ȋ Ȍ ϐ ǯ ǦǤ ǣ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ȋ ȌǦǦ Islamists Ǥ ǦǦ ǫ reformists ) ǡ ǡ Ǧȋ secular Muslims ǡ and apostates ȋ Ȍmiddle ǣ Ǥ Ǥ among Muslim Ǥ minorities in ǡ the West. ǡ A considerable part of the ϐ latter consists even in ǡ
ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡǡǡ Islamic reformers . Ǥ ϐϐ
ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǯ Ȃ ǫȂ ǯ Dzdzǡ E.g. ǣȀȀǤϐǤ ȀǦȀǦǦ Ǥ ǦǦ̴̴ͳͺͺͻͻͳǤ ͵html ; Informed Comment https:// Ǥ Ǥ ȀʹͲͲͷȀͲȀǦǦǦǦǦǤ ; https:// muslimscondemn.com ; ͻǦǦʹͲͲͷǡThe Guardian ǡ Dz dzǣhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/ ȀʹͲͳȀȀʹȀǦ ǦǦ 4 John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed, Who Speaks ʹǦ͵ǦʹͲͳǣ For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think. Gallup Press, 2008. Cf. Ǥȋ ͵ǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus- ̴̴̴ ǡͷͲ ͺͺΨ Ǥȋ ͳǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌ 30 MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 ensaio
ǣ ǫ ǯ ǫǦ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ȋȌǣ Ǧǡ ȋȌ ȋȌǫ ǫǡ ǡǫ Who may decide these dilemmas, and on what criteria?
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5 ǯ Ǥǡǯ ǡϐǤ Ǥ ǡ prima facie reading. 6 ǡǤǦǮǡ ǡ ǣ the ǯ ǯ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ ǡǣ ǡǤ go several steps further and demand a fundamental reformation of the faith. 8 At the Ǥ Ǧ
ǡ 9 ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ȋ Ȍ Ǥǯ Dzdzȋ͵ǣͳͲͶȌǤ Ȃ one encounters something similar in other monotheistic religions e.g. in the Thora 10 but ǡ Ǥ
ǯϐǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ 5 Ramadan, (2004) Western Muslims and the future of Islam 6 Ǥ Ǥǡ ǤǣǤ Dz ǦǦǯdzslam and the Future of Tolerance:ȋ ǡͳʹǦ͵ǦʹͲͳͲȌǤ ǣǣȀȀǤ A Dialogue. Ǥ Ȁ ǫα͵ ȋ ͳʹǦʹͲͳͷȌedition (October 6, 2015). 8 ǡ Heretic: Why Islam needs a Reformation Now Ǣͳ 9 Why I Am Not a Muslim. Prometheus, 1995. 10 ǡ Leviticus Ǥǡ Ǥǣ ǡʹͲͳͷǤ ǡ ͳͻǣͳǣDzǣǡ MALALA,Ǥdz São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 31 ensaio
Ǥ ǡ ȋǡȌ Ǥ Dz dzǤ ǡ ϐ ǡȋ Ȍ ͳͷͲ Ǥǡ ǣ ȋ Ȍ ǡ DzdzǤ DzdzDzdz Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ lever Ǧ to bring about their ȋǡ Ȍǡ ǣ Ǥ11 ǡ ǡDz dzǡ Dz dzǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǣ Dz ǫdzǢ Dz ǫdzǤ ǯ ǡ ǡ ǫ Ǥ
12 ǣ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ Three examples The Satanic Verses
Ǧ ǡ ǯ ǡ ͳͻͺͺǯǤ 11 Middle East Report & Information ǡ
ȋ ȌͳͲǡͺͺȋͷȀǦͳͻͺͲȌDzǣǮ ǯǤ ǣ12 Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam: Essential writings of --. Translated, edited, ǣȀȀǤǤȀȀͺͺȀǦǦǦ ǦǦǦȋ ʹǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌ ǡ Ǥǡ ǤǣǡʹͲͲͲǤ 32 MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 ensaio
ȋ ǡ ǡ ȌǤ Ǥǡ Muslims. Dz ͳ͵ Ǥdz
Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯ ǣ ǯ ǡ messages. Ǥ14 ǡǡempowering her personal and ǡ contrarian attitudes. ǯ
ǡ Ǧǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ϐ ϐǣϐ ǡǦ Ǧǡ Ǥ Ȁ ǣ ǦǤ ȋͳȌǦǮ
ȋͳͻͶǦȌthe Ǥ ǡ Ǯ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ ǡϐǦ Ǯǡ ͳͻͺͲ ǮǤ ͳͻͺͷǡ ϐ ǤǮǡϐ Tabari, Ta’rikh The Ideaǡǯ of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam From ͳ͵Polemic to History. The Satanic Verses: ǡͳͳͻʹǡǣ ǤǤ ǡ a Novel 14 ǡǣǡͳͻͻͻǤǤͳ͵ͳǦͳ͵ʹǤǡ ǤǣǡʹͲͲͺȋͳͻͺͺǡͳǤȌ Dz ǣDzǥ ǫdz ǣDz ǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤǡ ǡDz dzǤ ǡDzǡǡdzǤ ǡ Transcript: Irshad Manji on IslamophobiaǤ ǣȀȀǤǤ ȀȀ ȀʹͲͳȀͲͳȀ ǦǦǦʹͳǡǤdz ǦͳͲͳʹ͵ͲͷʹʹͻͲͷʹǤ 2018) ǡ Ǥ ǣ ȋ ͷǦͳǦ MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 33 ensaio
ǡ Ǥ Ǯ ǤǤ ǤǦ ǡǡ ϐ Ǥ Ǯ Ǥ ǯȋȌ ǡ ǣ Ǥ pace Ǥcapricious and omnipotent sultan. ǡ Ȃ ǯ
ǡǮ Ǥ ǫǮ Ǥ ǡǡ ǦǤǤ
15 ǡ Ǥ ǮDzdzǤ ǡǡ ϐ ǣ ϐ Ǥ ǡ Ǯ ǯDz dz ǡ ǡϐ ǤǮǡǡǯ ǤǡǮ ǯǤ ǡ ǤǮnaskh ϐ ǤǤ ǯǤǡ Dzdzȋharsher ones. Ȍǡ ǡ Dzdz 16
happen Ǯ through gradual internal cultural transformation, such as Ǥ he promotes through his Ǥ ϔ ϔ . The ǤǮǯ ǣ ǡresponsible for the end result. Na‘im is a long term optimist because he believes that ǡ
ǣǡ 15 Islam and the secular State: Negotiating the future of Shari‘a Ǥ ǦǮǡ Global Policy Ǥǡ ǣ ǡʹͲͲͺǢǦǮǡ16 Dz ǡǣ Ǥdz ǣ ͶǡͶȋʹͲͳ͵ȌǤͶͲͳǦͶͲͺǤ ǦǮ Dzǥ ǤǤ Ȍ ǣ ǮǯȋȌIslam, ǯǤǯ Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism: At Home and in the World dzǤ ǣ ±ǡ ǤǣǡʹͲͳͶǤͳǤ 34 MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 ensaio
Ǯϐ ǡ ǡ ϐǡ ǯǤ ǤHizmet òȋ ϐǡ Ȍǡ ǯ ǡ ȋDz dzȌ Hizmet’s ǣ ǡ ǡ ǡLe Monde ǡǤ Ǥ ò Ǥ ʹͲͳͷ
Ǥ ǣDzͳ ǡ Ǥdz ȋʹȌ ǡ ǦǦ ijtihad , i.e.ǮǤ free and individual ǡǡǤ ǡǡ Ǥher The trouble with Islam today ǡǤ ʹͲͲͶ ǡ ǡ ǡ ȋ ȌǡǡǦǤ ǡǡ Ǧ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ȋ Ȍ ǯǣ ǡ 18 : after such a Ǥ Dzǥ Ǥdz ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȋǦ Ȍ Ǧ Ǥ consensus ǡ to be infallible) 19 ȋ ϐǯ Le Monde ; ǡ ǯ ͳ Musulmans, procédons à un examen critique de notre compréhension de la foi http:// ͳǦͳʹǦʹͲͳͷǣǣȀȀǤȀǦȀ òǡ ǤǤȀȀ ȀʹͲͳͷȀͳʹȀͳȀǦ 18 The Trouble with Islam Today: A Wake-up Call ǦǦǦǦ ǦǦǦfor Honesty and Change 2004. ǦǦǦ̴Ͷͺ͵ͶʹͲͷ̴͵ʹ͵ʹǤȋ ͷǦͳǦʹͲͳͺ Ȍ 19 ǡOn the idea that the consensus of the umma is infallible cf ǤǤǯǡ
Ǥǣ Ǯǡ ǤǤǦȋʹͳȌ Ǯȋ ȌǣDz Ȃȋ Islam Question and Answer 202271: Consensus (ijmaa‘) and analogy ȌȂ (qiyaas) and their application in the modern Ǥdz context. ǣ MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n.ǣȀȀǤȀȀʹͲʹʹͳȋ ͷǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌ 9, jul. 2018 35 ensaio
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Ǥ ǯǤ Allah liberty & love ǯǤ ǯ ȋʹͲͳͳȌǡ Ǥ you ǡ ǤǣDz ǫdzDz ǯǫdz ǮǡǯǤ
ǫ ǡ21 ǣDzǥ Ǥ ǯǤ Ǥdz Ǥ ǡ ϐ Ǥ Ǥ ǣ Dz dz ϐ ȋǡ Ȍǡ ǫ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ ǯǤ ǡ ǡ Ǩ 22 ǡǯǦ Ǥ
Ǥ Ǥʹ͵ ʹͲͳͳ Ǥ Ǩ ǡǡ ǯ Ǥ ǯ ǯǤ Ǥ Muslimsȋ ȌǤ than the Middle East. Dz dz ǡ Ǧ 20
ǯ͵ǣǣDz Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ The Qur’an in English Translation Ǥ ǣDzǢǤdz Ǥdz Ǥ ǤǤǡ 21ǡʹͲͳͳǤ Allah, Liberty & Love Ǥ ǣ ǣȀȀǤǤ ȋ ͶǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌ 22 ǡ Ǥǣ ǡʹͲͳͳǤ National Post ͳͳͺ ʹͶ͵ȏ ͷǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȐ Dz ǮǯdzǤ ǣ ȋȌͳͲǦ ͷǦʹͲͳʹǣ ǣȀȀǤ ȀȀ ȀǦǦǦǦǦǦǦǦǦ Ǧ Ǧȋ ͶǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌʹ͵ DzͶ dzȏǡ ʹͲͳͳǤ ǣǣȀȀǤǤ Ȁ ǫα ͺ 36 MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 ensaio
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24 Ǥ ǡ ǡͳͻ Ǥ Ǥ umma Ǥ ǡȂ Ȃǯ ϐǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯǤ ǡ Ǥ25 Progressive Western intellectualdomDzdz has not been a friend Dz dz ǡ Ǥ ǤǡDzdzǡ ϐ ȂǡǡǦ ȂǤǦ Ȃ ȂDz dz Dz dzǤ Ǥ ǤǮ ǡ ǣǤ Dz ǯdzǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǤǤ ǡ ϐǡ Ǥ ϐ ϐ ǡǤ Ǥ this ǡ ǡǫ not ǡ ǫ a priori political or cultural attitudes ǡ ǫ Ǧǡ ȋ ǡ ǯ ǡȌǫ24 Radical: My journey from Islamist extremism to ǡ a democratic awakening 25 Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue 2015,ǡ 1st. ǤǤ ǤǡʹͲͳʹǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 37 ensaio
ϐ ǡ ǫǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Dzdz ǣ Ǥ ǯǡǡ ϐǣ Ǥ Perspective
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ǡ 26 ϐ Ǥ ǯ Dz dzǫ Ǧ ǡϐ ǤDzǯǯ ǯ dzǤ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ ϐ Ǥ ǣ ǫ ϐ ǫ ϐ ǫ ǡǫ ȋȌ Ǥ Ǥǡ ϐ Ǥ ǡǣ net ǡ ǡ result of an idealistic endeavor has been negative, doesǫ prove neither that it had to be ǫ Ǧ Ǧǡ
Ǥǡ Ǥ Dz dz Ǥ ǫ ǫ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ϐ ǡ ǡǡ ǣ 26 Dzdz (forces of Satan) ǯʹǣʹͷǣDz ǤWhose hand-hold you have grasped, Ǥ ǡ Ǯǯ ϐǦ Ǥǡ Ǥdzȋ ǣȀȀǤǤȋ ͶǦͳǦʹͲͳͺȌȌ 38 MALALA, São Paulo v. 6, n. 9, jul. 2018 ensaio
ǡǤ Ǥ ǣǡ ϐ ǡ Dzdzǯ ǥ Ǥ ǡ hope Ǥ that a parallel openness of outcome, and concomi Dzdztant potential impact of human Ǥ
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