Are there ways of engagement between progressive Muslim forces and progressive secular movements?
All progressive forces have a common ground. Religion is a personal matter. A progressive Muslim is a Muslim who respects all religions. He doesn’t politicise his god. God is not a book. God is justice and freedom and love and honesty. That is what my father taught me to be honest. [Ahmed Nassef is editor-in-chief of Muslim WakeUp!, a progressive Muslim online magazine. Abridged from Women s E-News.
All progressive forces have a common ground. Religion is a personal matter. A progressive Muslim is a Muslim who respects all religions. He doesn’t politicise his god. God is not a book. God is justice and freedom and love and honesty. That is what my father taught me — to be honest. [Ahmed Nassef is editor-in-chief of Muslim WakeUp!, a progressive Muslim online magazine. Abridged from Women’s E-News. For more Women’s E-News, visit .] From Green Left Weekly, March 10, 2004. Visit the Green Left Weekly home page.
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