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"Between Texts and Freedom: Where Islamic Thought Meets the Modern Idea of Liberty" is a podcast series that seeks to re-engage contemporary audiences with Islamic philosophy and to reposition its rich intellectual tradition in addressing today’s concerns. It aims to explore the concept of freedom in Islamic thought in comparison with modern political understandings of liberty.
The June episode “Ijtihad as a Space for Freedom and Reason in Islamic Thought” is the first part of a two-part episode featuring the host Souad Adnane, a researcher with a PhD in Public Policy from George Washington University and the guest, Dr. Badr M. Tachouche, who is a Doctor of Philosophy and a Lecturer at the Anglo-American University, Prague. where he teaches Europe and Islam: An Interdisciplinary Approach and Composition.
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From suspended student voices in Burkina Faso, to shrinking press freedoms in Sudan, and controversial legal decrees in Afghanistan — questions of rights and representation continue to intensify.
Edraak News brings you the signals behind the headlines — not to simplify the world, but to understand its complexity.
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The challenge isn't that freedom is foreign to us.
The challenge is that we've forgotten our own heritage.
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05/06/2026
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What if the Muslim world's most overlooked development model wasn't created by governments, economists, or startup accelerators?
Long before the language of social entrepreneurship, innovation hubs, and sustainable development existed, Sufi institutions were building decentralized networks of education, welfare, mediation, trade, and community support through trust, local knowledge, and waqf-funded initiatives.
These weren't merely spiritual centers. They were institutions that transformed moral commitment into lasting social and economic impact.
So why has this history been largely forgotten?
And what can today's conversations about entrepreneurship, development, and civil society learn from it?
This carousel explores the remarkable history of zawiyas, waqf, and what Dr. Mustapha Radji calls the forgotten tradition of decentralized development in the Muslim world.
📖 But this is only the beginning.
The full article goes much deeper into the relationship between Sufism, local knowledge, social trust, entrepreneurship, and the future of development across Muslim societies.
Don't just scroll past this history. Understand why it matters for the future.
Eid Mubarak from the Islam & Liberty Network 🌙
On this blessed day, our CEO shares a message of reflection, unity, and hope for communities across the Muslim world:
“Eid is not only a celebration — it is a reminder of our shared humanity, our responsibility toward one another, and the values that give meaning to freedom and faith. In times of division and uncertainty, may we continue to choose compassion over hatred, dignity over oppression, and understanding over silence.
As families gather today in joy and gratitude, we remember those facing hardship, displacement, and injustice across the world. May this Eid renew our commitment to mercy, service, and solidarity.
On behalf of the Islam & Liberty Network, I wish you and your loved ones peace, blessings, and a joyful Eid.”
26/05/2026
🌙 Eid Mubarak from the Islam & Liberty Network! ✨
As families gather and hearts reconnect, may this Eid bring peace to every home, dignity to every soul, and hope to every community across the Muslim world.
Eid reminds us that faith is not only personal devotion — it is also compassion, generosity, justice, and standing together in difficult times.
May your prayers be accepted, your sacrifices rewarded, and your days filled with mercy and joy. 🤍
26/05/2026
Millions stand on the plains of Arafah today — equal in dress, equal in humility, equal before God.
Hajj is more than a journey across distance. It is a reminder that faith calls humanity beyond race, status, borders, and power. In a fragmented world, the pilgrimage becomes a living symbol of unity, sacrifice, reflection, and mercy.
As pilgrims gather in devotion, may this day renew our commitment to justice, compassion, dignity, and solidarity across the Muslim world.
From all of us at Islam & Liberty Network, we pray for accepted Hajj, answered prayers, and peace for all those seeking hope in difficult times.
23/05/2026
The battle shaping our world today is not only political or economic — it is a battle of mindsets.
In this powerful new article, explores how the clash between the radical-autocratic mentality and the moderate-democratic mentality is influencing global politics, freedoms, social harmony, and the future of humanity itself.
Will societies choose fear, control, and coercion?
Or freedom, pluralism, accountability, and peace?
This is more than theory — it is a question that affects every nation, every community, and every generation.
Read the full article now on https://edraak.world/p/the-role-of-radical-autocratic-mentality and join the conversation shaping the future.
⚡ Strong societies are not built by silence.
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This week, across the Muslim world, voices were silenced.
But while some governments fear ideas…
others are investing in them.
In Doha, 1.85 million books opened their doors to the world — proving that civilizations do not survive through censorship, but through knowledge, dialogue, and intellectual freedom.
Edraak News #20 explores the growing battle between control and expression across the Muslim world.
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16/05/2026
Ideas don’t shape the Muslim world overnight.
They grow through conversations, collaborations, research circles, conferences, and platforms that connect thinkers across borders.
From the Marrakesh Declaration to IAIS Malaysia, from Al-Shabaka to Edraak.world, intellectual networks continue to influence debates on governance, identity, pluralism, and liberty in quiet but powerful ways.
These networks matter because they prevent intellectual isolation, nurture emerging scholars, and create spaces where Muslim thought can evolve through dialogue rather than division.
The future of the Muslim world will not only be shaped by politics or institutions, but by the ideas exchanged in these ongoing conversations.
Read the full blog to explore how Muslim intellectual movements are formed and why they continue to matter today.
https://edraak.world/p/what-are-intellectual-networks-in
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