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Written by NursiStudies.com
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Thursday, 16 April 2009 |
International Conference
REINFORCING INTER-RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING SOCIAL HARMONY: NURSI ON MUSLIMS REVIVALISM AND WORLD PEACE
at University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta
23 July 2009
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Said Nursi’s reform ideas mostly attempt to revitalize religious life amongst Turkish people. For decades, Islam in Turkey has been overshadowed by secularism under the influence of Kemal Attaturk and his regime. However, Islamic revivalism was also seen in many other parts of the Muslim world, with its particular vitality and specific goals. This revivalism was generally driven by the necessity of liberating Muslims from alien ideologies brought by Western colonialists who occupied their lands. These ideologies, including secularism, were thought to have been thwarting pious Muslims from observing their religious tenets properly.
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