The 11th International Islam and Liberty Conference began on Friday in Istanbul, Turkiye, gathering scholars from over a dozen Muslim-majority countries, Anadolu Agency reports. Organised by the Black Sea Strategic Research Centre and the Liberal Thought Society, the two-day conference examines the role of civil values and institutions within Muslim societies. Scholars will present papers on topics like the intersection of Islam with democracy, freedom of thought, market economies and civil society, drawing from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Addressing global issues, Ozlem Caglar Yilmaz, Director-General of the Association for Liberal Thinking, reflected on how humanity once believed it had learned from the past by establishing global human rights treaties and creating institutions like the EU and the UN after […]
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