Understanding Islam and the West Requires a Historical and Conceptual Distinction

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• The contemporary crisis reveals a political and cultural impasse that requires deconstruction

Original atoms

• The original and Qur’anic meaning of Islam
• The Christian West differs from the secular West
• The conflict between Islam and the West is fed by scholarly neglect
• Critique of projecting Islam onto cultures
• Distinguishing religion from the historical framework
• The study of societies begins with their own history