For some, the Turkish intellectual Ali Bulaç is a pioneering thinker of a backward-looking political Islam, whilst for others he represents a modern reformed Islam that renounces political ideology of any kind. By Guenter Seufert
ANKARA German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Turkey on Monday for talks on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who hopes to facilitate a solution via direct talks with Moscow.The meeting in the capital Ankara will be the first between the leaders of the two NATO member states since Scholz replaced Angela Merkel, with whom Erdogan forged a
"Islam and the modern nation state" was the title of a conference held in Berlin, Germany. Experts and academics there discussed the significance of the concept of secularism for Muslim societies. Felix Engelhardt and Hicham Boutouil were among the attendees