https://mena-studies.org/tags/secularism/Recent content in Secularism on MENA Research CenterHugoen-GBFri, 24 Oct 2025 10:51:53 +0200https://mena-studies.org/secularism-why-does-it-have-a-bad-reputation-in-the-arab-world/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:16:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/secularism-why-does-it-have-a-bad-reputation-in-the-arab-world/The ones who have harmed the reputation of secularism the most fall into three categories: Arab rulers, extreme secularist elites, and advocates of political Islam who seek power at any cost. Rulers presented themselves to the world as secular but failed to…https://mena-studies.org/secularism-is-the-solution-without-another-choice/Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:42:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/secularism-is-the-solution-without-another-choice/The idea of separating religion from the state in the West did not emerge out of hostility to religion, as opponents of secularism ignorantly claim—or falsely and deliberately slander. Rather, it was a direct response to a catastrophic and complex reality…https://mena-studies.org/political-islam-in-france-between-secularism-security-and-social-division/Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:33:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/political-islam-in-france-between-secularism-security-and-social-division/France stands at a crossroads. The decades-long debate around political Islam has become a central social and political issue—shaped by concerns about security, integration challenges, and the defense of republican values centered on laïcité (secularism).…