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Waiting for the Dawn, Muslims in the Modern World

Islam in the modern world

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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Egypt, Crisis of Identity
In Egypt the physical signs of modernity are everywhere
01 Jun 2002,28 mins
Turkey, Clash of Ideas
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk introduced secularism as a state policy for Turkey in 1928
08 Jun 2002,28 mins
Iran, The Pressure for Change
In August 2005 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected as the President of Iran
19 Jun 2002,28 mins
Extremism in Pakistan
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to eradicate extremism
20 Jun 2002,28 mins
Islam in the West
The struggle of Muslims with and for modernity is also among Muslims living in the West
25 Jun 2002,28 mins