Winter - Spring 2016
Defining Islamic Statehood
Defining Islamic Statehood, the latest book by our chairman, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, was written to define a modern Islamic state based upon God's Laws, i.e. Shariah, with a quantitative measurement of how Muslim-majority nations meet the definition. The content of his book was developed through extensive debates over seven years among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia scholars from several Muslim-majority countries. During January - March 2016, Imam Feisal participated in events from New York to London to advance this work.
Between Faith and Extremism
Imam Feisal at Rice University, Houston
Imam Feisal joined Rabbi Reuven Firestone in Houston on March 9, 2016 to participate in a conversation moderated by Dr. Emran El-Badawi about the relationship between religion and extremism. The event was co-hosted by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston (WAC).

Houston Should Rise Above Politician-stoked Fear
Imam Feisal in the Houston Chronicle

"It's hard to understand how the sophisticated people of the great internationally focused city of Houston can believe the political posturing of Texas and national politicians who are trying to scare people into rejecting refugees, Muslims and almost all kinds of immigrants..."

"A true Islamic state has to provide justice."
Imam Feisal at The Council on Foreign Relations, New York
Imam Feisal participated in a roundtable discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), moderated by Chris Seiple, President Emeritus and Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Global Engagement. The conversation was focused on Imam Feisal's latest book  Defining Islamic Statehood: Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States .

At CFR, Imam Feisal noted that, "Perfection of Islamic statehood... should have leaders who are qualified according to the law and also should deliver a set of deliverables... The bottom line is a true Islamic state is a state that has to provide justice."

What is an "Islamic State"?
Imam Feisal at Chatham House, London
In February 2016, Imam Feisal joined Tarek Osman, author of  Islamism: What it Means for the Middle East and the World and Senior Political Counsellor for the Arab World, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), and Jane Kinninmont, Deputy Head and Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House for a discussion of "What Is an Islamic State?"

The panel aimed to explore some of the fundamental tenets of Islamic statehood and analyze how such tenets can accommodate notions of democracy and freedom: a debate that has been evolving rapidly in the five years since the Arab uprisings.

What Could Work in Syria?
Op-Ed by Imam Feisal in the Huffington Post

"With the collapse of the United Nations peace negotiations to end the Syrian conflict, we need to step back and envision what an effective Muslim government with the support of the people would look like..."

Defining Islamic Statehood
What is the real definition of an Islamic state? How do the majority of Muslims govern themselves? How much do Muslims and non-Muslims really understand about the elements of an Islamic state? And how can a true Islamic state function in a modern world?

Together with a group of eminent contributors, ranging from a retired Prime Minister, a former Chief Justice, and internationally recognized academics and experts on Islamic law and governance, well-known Islamic scholar Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf identifies and fulfills the critical need to determine the right balance between institutions of political authority and institutions of religious authority within the context of modern day governance.

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