CONTEXTUALISING ISLAM IN BRITAIN

This report records the proceedings of a series of symposia led by the Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, along with Universities of Westminster and Exeter. Along with representation from the Policy Research Centre, the symposia brought together nearly 30 Muslim scholars, intellectuals, social scientists and activists, from a wide range of theological strands of British Islam, to debate a complex set of issues pertaining to the everyday life of British Muslims. At the core of the discussions is a philosophy that Muslim practice, as a robust set of traditions, can and must adapt to different geographical locations, cultural norms and contexts in order to remain dynamic and relevant. Islam represents a universal body of ethical teachings that are brought to life in real everyday contextual situations that will change with time and place. It is argued that this “is an ongoing process that started in the earliest period of Islam…” (p. 19).

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