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2 Jan 2008
We hear more and more about 'Islamic science' and 'Islamic economics', and over recent decades, calls for an 'Islamization of knowledge' and for attempts to develop Islamic models for approaching modern science have increasingly been heard. What does this mean and what does it involve for current developments across the Muslim world? Religioscope put these questions to Prof. Farid Alatas. 
Islam: from Taliban captive to Muslim feminist - Interview with Yvonne Ridley
28 Dec 2007
British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who converted to Islam after being captured by the Taliban, tells Asma Hanif that oppression of Muslim women has to do with traditions rather than with Islam and explains why she became a Muslim.
Lebanon: Hizbullah, a progressive Islamic party? - Interview with Joseph Alagha
17 May 2007
"Hizbullah is the result of a long historical process... Hizbullah is not a monolithic movement, but rather a coalition of Shi'ite clerics... Hizbullah is more than 25 years old. 'The future is ours', to quote Nasrallah, and from a demographic viewpoint, he is very likely to be right." - Prof. Joseph Alagha, who teaches a the Lebanese American University, shares his insights on Hizbullah.
From Swedenborg to the New Church - Interview with Jane Williams-Hogan
9 Jun 2006
"Swedenborg died in 1772. There were probably at that time four or five people who had read his works and felt that they were true. He never attempted to found a church and he never preached. He only wrote these books. It is fascinating that, in spite the fact he only wrote these books, by the year 1800 the books had literally been carried all over the world and had influenced large numbers of people." -- Jane Williams-Hogan answers our questions on Swedenborg and the religious movement based upon his message.
Women and Islamic Cultures: an ambitious academic project - Interview with Suad Joseph
20 Mar 2006
'An interdisciplinary, transhistorical, global project covering women and Islamic cultures' - this is how Suad Joseph, Professor of Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies at the University of California, Davis and Director of the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, describes her ambitious project. The author of several books, Prof. Joseph - a native of Lebanon - is General Editor of the Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (EWIC).
Religion: analyst describes Europe's blasphemy laws - Interview with David Nash
2 Feb 2006
Fresh protests have broken out in parts of the Muslim world about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that have appeared in European newspapers. The controversy has raised questions about what limits, if any, can be put on freedom of speech when it comes to religion. - Interview with David Nash, author of the upcoming book Blasphemy In The West and a lecturer at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom.
Jewish messianism and the settler movement after Gaza withdrawal - Interview with Gideon Aran
26 Nov 2005
Three months have passed since the evacuation by the Sharon government of all settlements in the Gaza strip. What are the consequences of this withdrawal for the Gush Emunim, “the settler movement”? What are the consequences of the withdrawal for the messianic doctrine of the movement? Religioscope has asked Gideon Aran, a senior lecturer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and one of the best experts on the movement that he has covered for the last 20 years.
Iraq: Islamist women speak out on Constitution
12 Aug 2005
Radio Free Iraq (RFI) correspondent Asma al-Sarraj recently interviewed female Islamist activists on the constitution. She spoke with Mahdiya Abd al-Lami, a member of the Muslim Women's Federation who advocates a constitution based on Islamic law. Al-Sarraj also interviewed Islamist activist Salama Sumaysim, who said she represents the voice of "moderate Islam."
From Pagan resurgence to Pagan global culture - Interview with Selena Fox
9 Aug 2005
There are now many academic books and articles on contemporary Paganism, especially in North America. Moreover, Paganism has grown into a more international phenomenon. In order to learn more about Paganism today, Religioscope has met with Selena Fox, who has been active for many years in this field as the leader of Circle.
Evangelicals and music: rapper in paradise - Interview with Vico C
8 Dec 2004
Inspired by Run DMC and Grandmaster Flash, Vico C started rapping while growing up in Puerto Rico. His albums went gold and platinum on the island, but his mind stayed in the ghetto. Through evangelical Christianity, he dropped a cocaine habit and today he combines a social and spiritual message that reflects the pain of living on the margins.
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