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Arab Mind and Modernity
Muhammad Yatim argues that Arab and Islamic thought has confronted modernity in two ways: rejecting it out of fear for cultural identity, or becoming enthralled by it and copying the European experience. Both responses, he says, reflect a weak historical and critical awareness. He stresses that modernity is more than technological modernization or the importation of institutions; it also entails changes in values and behavior. As a product of Europe’s particular history, it is not a ready-made formula for other societies. He calls for moving beyond rejection and imitation through a critical, maqāṣid-oriented engagement with the achievements of rationality, freedom, and democracy—adapting them and creating an Arab-Islamic modernity rooted in the particular character and history of its societies.
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