On són els musulmans moderats? existeix un secularisme a l'Islam? Aquestes preguntes, formulades una i una altra vegada des de l'11 de setembre, tindran finalment una resposta pública. Serà a la primera Cimera Secular de l'Islam, que se celebrarà els dies 4 i 5 de març a Florida, i en la que hi participaran personalitats tan destacades com Ibn Warraq, Walid Phares, Amir Taheri, Nonie Darwish o Irshad Manji, entre altres.Els organitzadors d'aquest fòrum desl secularistes de les societats islàmiques tenen una pàgina web en la expliquen i detallen el programa i objectius de la cimera:
In the last decade we have increasingly heard calls for a "reformation," a new Enlightenment, or a secularization and liberalization of Islamic thought and practice. And yet there is to this day no organized international response. At the same time, a growing number of secular Muslims and secularists from majority Muslim countries have been undertaking these intellectual and strategic challenges independently (here “secularists” includes both those who embrace a thoroughly non-religious worldview, as well as those committed to separation of religion from overnment and robust freedom of conscience).
The purpose of the Secular Islam Summit is to bring together these thinkers and activists in an ongoing cross-cultural forum and clearinghouse to generate and share new practical strategies and disseminate these to the public and opinion-makers worldwide.
Speakers include Mona Abousenna, Shaker al-Nabulsi, Nonie Darwish, Afshin Ellian, Hasan Mahmud, Tawfik Hamid, Shahriar Kabir, Nibras Kazimi, Irshad Manji, Salameh Nematt, Walid Phares, Wafa Sultan, Amir Taheri, Mourad Wahba, Ibn Warraq, Manda Zand Ervin, and a distinguished member of the Iraqi government, among others. Click here to see their bios.
