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How academic freedom conflicts with Islamic intellectual tradition

I teach Islamic studies at a university and my department wants me to tone down discussions of social justice because donors are complaining about political content.

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What we've seen

Institutional pressure to depoliticize religion contradicts Islam's fundamental concern with justice and social transformation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic adl — justice as divine requirement?”

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