Publication
Secularism and Islam: The false appearances of incompatibility
by Toufik Bouarfa, Territorial Civil Servant at the City of Reims, Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD)
ABSTRACT
This article explores the question of the compatibility between Islam and secularism. It challenges the widely held belief that Islam is intrinsically incompatible with secular modernity. Through a historical and philosophical analysis, it highlights the diversity of Islamic interpretations regarding the relationship between religion and politics, emphasizing the contributions of thinkers such as Averroes, Al-Ghazali, and Ali Abdel Raziq. The article also examines the role of the Nahda and contemporary Arab revolutions in reinterpreting the relationship between Islam and secularism, suggesting that these two concepts can coexist harmoniously.
