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Hashas talks at the University of Marrakech on Islam and Europe
Mohammed Hashas talks on Islam in a Secular Context at Religion and Society in Europe Conference, Faculty of Letters, Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech, Morocco, 25.02.2023 (In Arabic)
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Hashas talks to Islam in the 21st Century Conference at UNESCO Palace in Paris
Mohammed Hashas talks to Islam in the 21st Century Conference at the UNESCO Palace in Paris, 17 February 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B2mJwyQyfshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkPOEvRADU Talk’s title: Islam in the 21st Century: From Homo Moralis to Homo Ethics Mohammed Hashas’ talk is at minutes: 04:59:09-05:22:52.The talk was delivered in English, with simultaneous translation into French, which is the language of the video conference. Panel: Vivre l’Islam au XXIème siècle, une spiritualité renouvelée Mohammed HASHAS (membre du dépar- tement de sciences politiques de l’université Luiss de Rome; chercheur associé en islamologie au Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient à Berlin), «L’Islam, l’Homo Moralis, et le défi de la perte de contact avec le divin» Mattias ROSENFELDT (doctorant en théologie islamique et sociologie des religions…
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Farewell to Hassan Hanafi, the Intellectual Father of the Islamic Left and Occidentalism
Farewell to Hassan Hanafi, the Intellectual Father of the Islamic Left and Occidentalism Hassan Hanafi (1935-2021) was one of the big names of contemporary Arab philosophical and theological studies. He was one of the most prolific and erudite of the 1960s generation of Arab philosophers and thinkers who formed and defended reforms throughout their lifetimes. Hanafi left a huge body of work for scholars to study, to agree and disagree with. He was mourned by prominent Arab intellectuals and scholars, including the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb. On his funeral, on 22 October 2021, his coffin toured the campus of the University of Cairo that he loved, and where he…
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Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern Shore
Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern Shore There is a lot of ideology – i.e. politics at large – behind what we know, how we know, and what we do not know. Time, space, family, society, egoism, and the political world order we are born into are all major factors that impact our limited view of the things around us. Even in our scholarly studies, which are supposed to be “neutral” and “objective”, there is always the personal, and/or the political, whether we admit it or not. The most we can do to be balanced in our views is to control both the personal and the political,…
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Hashas’ work on European Islam in Farsi
Hashas’ work on European Islam in Farsiاسلام اروپایی؛ دین، اخلاق، سیاست و مدرنیته‌ی پایدار اسلام اروپایی؛ دین، اخلاق، سیاست و مدرنیته‌ی پایدار میثم بادامچی کتاب انگاره‌ی اسلام اروپایی؛ دین، اخلاق، سیاست و مدرنیته‌ی پایدارنوشته‌ی محمد حصحاص (۲۰۱۹، انتشارات راتلج) می‌خواهد رویکرد جدید و متفاوتی را به مطالعه‌ی اسلام در اروپا، یا به تعبیر نویسنده «اسلام اروپایی»، ارائه دهد. حصحاص فارغ‌التحصیل و پژوهشگر فلسفه‌ی سیاسی دانشگاه لوییس رم در ایتالیا و زاده‌ی مراکش است. انگاره‌ی اسلام اروپایی مبتنی بر پایان‌نامه‌ی دکترای نویسنده است و (علاوه بر مقدمه و مؤخره) هشت فصل دارد. روش‌شناسیِ به کار رفته در کتاب به قول نویسنده تلفیقی است از الهیات، الهیات سیاسی، فلسفه‌ی سیاسی و اخلاق‌شناسی. منظور از…
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Ten Lessons from the Moroccan Elections
The Moroccan elections, held on the 8th of September, yielded remarkable results, worthy of analysis for national, regional, and international stakeholders. Ten facts and lessons can be drawn from them.
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Moroccan elections of 08 September 2021 (in Arabic) حول إنتخابات 08 شتنبر 2021 بالمغرب
Moroccan elections of 08 September 2021 حول نتائج انتخابات 08 شتنبر بالمغرب محمد حصحاص، باحث مغربي مقيم بروما 09 شتنبر 2021 هذه عَشرُ ملاحظات سريعة حول نتائج انتخابات 08 شتنبر: 1. تَعلَمَ غالبية وعامة المغاربة السياسة من الحياة اليومية، وأصبحوا براغماتيين. صوتوا على حزب العدالة والتنمية الاسلامي المعتدل بداية ما كان يسمى بالربيع العربي سنة 2012، بعد دستور 2011 ، وجددوا فيه الثقة في انتخابات سنة 2016، وها هم الآن يعاقبونه أشد العقاب، فقد إحتل الصف الأخير بين الأحزاب الكبرى ب 12 مقعد فقط، بعدما كان يحصد حوالي مئة وتزيد في الاستحقاقات الانتخابية السابقة. 2. كانت هناك ضرورة تاريخية للتغيير مع بداية الربيع العربي، ولم يكن هناك بديل في المجتمع، فدخل وأُدخِل الحزب المعمعة، ومرر بعض أسوأ السياسات…
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Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern Shore
Who was Mohamed Waqidi? Redefining Epistemology from the Southern ShoreMohammed Hashas 8 August 2021 There is a lot of ideology – i.e. politics at large – behind what we know, how we know, and what we do not know. Time, space, family, society, egoism, and the political world order we are born into are all major factors that impact our limited view of the things around us. Even in our scholarly studies, which are supposed to be “neutral” and “objective”, there is always the personal, and/or the political, whether we admit it or not. The most we can do to be balanced in our views is to control both the personal…
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A Tribute to the late Modernist Moroccan Philosopher Mohammed Sabila
Mohammed Sabila, an important Moroccan and Arab scholar-philosopher, died on June 19th (1942 – 19 July 2021, Morocco) because of complications due to Covid-19. While he is little known in the non-Arabic speaking world, tributes written about him by prominent scholars that were either influenced by his work, or were his students and colleagues, are a testimony to the large role he played in introducing modern philosophy to Moroccan universities, Moroccan intellectual culture, and Arab culture at large. He was mourned in various widely-circulated Arab language newspapers, like Alaraby (London/Qatar), Aawsat (London/Saudi Arabia), Almayadeen (Beirut), Alittihad (Abu Dhabi), and many others.
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Islam on the Edges EP4 – Islamic Thought in Morocco: Philosophy and Muslim Feminism
In this episode, “Islam on the Edges” travels to a traditional edge of the Muslim and Arab worlds, Morocco. Often overlooked in the study of Islam and Islamic thought, Moroccans see themselves as part of the larger Arab/Islamic world and consciousness. Due to its rich Islamic traditions and the encounter with the European colonizers and thought, the Moroccans have developed a strand of Islamic thought that is both thought-provoking and innovative. In the first part of this podcast, Islam on the Edges host Dr. Ermin Sinanovic talks with Dr. Mohammed Hashas about the emergence of modern and contemporary Islamic thought in Morocco throughout the twentieth century. Dr. Hashas does so…