Monday, May 23, 2005

tariq ramadan and globalization

For a while now I've been thinking about what the connections are between the anti-globalization movement and Muslim activists. Especially given that many Muslims live in the developing world and are on the receiving end of globalization, I would think it likely that people in both camps would be willing to form some natural alliances. But at the same time, there seem to be certain disagreements or obstacles which need to be overcome before such alliances can really become effective and powerful. Tariq Ramadan considers this problem in a brief piece, where he focuses on the shortcomings of the secular left. Personally I would say that work needs to be done on both sides towards finding some middle ground, but his article seems reasonable as far as it goes.

1 comment:

MuslimAct said...

Actually, Tariq Ramadan has an entire book on the issue:

http://www.tariqramadan.com/GLOBALISATION-Muslim-Resistances.html