Category Archives: Islam and anarchism
عن الهيمنة، هيمنة الهيمنة، والأناركية الإسلامية
Anarca-Islam
By Mohamed Jean Veneuse
Abstract 
As an anarchist and a Muslim, I have witnessed troubled times as a result of extreme divisions that exist between these two identities and communities. To minimize these divisions, I argue for an anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian Islam, an ‘anarca-Islam’, that disrupts two commonly held beliefs: one, that Islam is necessarily authoritarian and capitalist; two, that anarchism is necessarily anti-religious. From this position I offer ‘anarca-Islam’ which I believe can help open-minded (non-essentialist/non-dogmatic) Muslims and anarchists to better understand each other, and therefore to more effectively collaborate in the context of what Richard JF Day has called the ’newest’ social movements. Read the rest of this entry
Ninth-Century Muslim Anarchists
July 2011 by David Baker
The Muslim Anarchist’s Charter
Yakoub Islam
As-salaamu alaykum
One of my favourite teachers at High School was John Gottisman, who taught ‘combined science’. A food chemistry graduate, he also lectured on the nightmares of mass produced food long before it was an issue outside hippy circles. True to his beliefs, John combined teaching with life as a self-sufficient organic farmer. Read the rest of this entry
Islam and anarchy. A paradox to know
rivista anarchica Islam and anarchy. A paradox to know byFederico Battistutta Henri Gustave Jossot, Leda Rafanelli, Hakim Bey. Three figures so different from each other, united by the coexistence of Muslim and anarchist ideals.. Read the rest of this entry |