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  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     OP - December 06, 2015, 01:49 PM

    Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform

    Really heartening to see this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAnr8bIIr8
  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #1 - December 06, 2015, 09:06 PM

    https://www.facebook.com/Muslim-Reform-Movement-462078103964443/?fref=nf

    They have  FB page too
  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #2 - December 06, 2015, 09:33 PM

    I really hope they gain islamic support and not be looked at with suspicion or as traitors or some stupid shit like that.

    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Re: Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #3 - December 06, 2015, 11:44 PM

    Hassan, I noticed Naser Khader, Zuhdi Jasser and Asra Nomani are in this.
  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #4 - December 07, 2015, 12:48 AM

    I really hope they gain islamic support and not be looked at with suspicion or as traitors or some stupid shit like that.

     

    The good news is that they might be effective in recruiting younger people.

    Bad news is if your familiar with conservative muslim communities the identity politics run deep so most people over thirty are pretty much going to ignore it.


    In my opinion a life without curiosity is not a life worth living
  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #5 - December 07, 2015, 01:01 AM

    ^Watch their Facebook and Twitter. How many muslims (not exmuslims with muslim names) will respond.Considering that there's about 1,5 billion muslims, you would expect a few supporters. But if there are too few...it may prove the point Ive made before....

  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #6 - December 07, 2015, 01:40 AM

    ^Watch their Facebook and Twitter. How many muslims (not exmuslims with muslim names) will respond.Considering that there's about 1,5 billion muslims, you would expect a few supporters. But if there are too few......  .it may prove the point Ive made before...


    few are enough to change the globe Skywalker .. That alleged prophet of Islam in the minds of believers was only ONE guy..   So yes One guy can change the globe..

    Do not let silence become your legacy.. Question everything   
    I renounced my faith to become a kafir, 
    the beloved betrayed me and turned in to  a Muslim
     
  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #7 - December 07, 2015, 02:25 AM

    Youtube and Facebook are blocked, can somebody please copy-paste their description / vision / mission here?

    What is this organization about and what is their aim?

     dance
  • Muslim Reform Movement #MuslimReform
     Reply #8 - December 07, 2015, 08:57 PM

    Try the change.org petition link which has the whole manifesto but in any case I'll copy it here. https://www.change.org/p/muslims-and-neighbors-we-support-the-muslim-reform-movement

    ========================================
    Declaration of the Muslim Reform Movement

    PREAMBLE

    We are Muslims who live in the 21st century. We stand for a respectful, merciful and inclusive interpretation of Islam. We are in a battle for the soul of Islam, and an Islamic renewal must defeat the ideology of Islamism, or politicized Islam, which seeks to create Islamic states, as well as an Islamic caliphate.

    We seek to reclaim the progressive spirit with which Islam was born in the 7th century to fast forward it into the 21st century. We support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by United Nations member states in 1948.

    We reject interpretations of Islam that call for any violence, social injustice and politicized Islam. Facing the threat of terrorism, intolerance, and social injustice in the name of Islam, we have reflected on how we can transform our communities based on three principles: peace, human rights and secular governance. We announce the formation of an international initiative: the Muslim Reform Movement.

    We have courageous reformers from around the world who have written our Declaration for Muslim Reform, a living document that we will continue to enhance as our journey continues. We invite our fellow Muslims and neighbors to join us.

    DECLARATION

    A. Peace: National Security, Counterterrorism and Foreign Policy

    1. We stand for universal peace, love and compassion. We reject violent jihad. We believe we must target the ideology of violent Islamist extremism in order to liberate individuals from the scourge of oppression and terrorism both in Muslim-majority societies and the West.

    2. We stand for the protection of all people of all faiths and non-faith who seek freedom from dictatorships, theocracies and Islamist extremists.

    3. We reject bigotry, oppression and violence against all people based on any prejudice, including ethnicity, gender, language, belief, religion, sexual orientation and gender expression.

    B. Human Rights: Women’s Rights and Minority Rights

    1. We stand for human rights and justice. We support equal rights and dignity for all people, including minorities. We support the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

    2. We reject tribalism, castes, monarchies and patriarchies and consider all people equal with no birth rights other than human rights. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Muslims don’t have an exclusive right to “heaven.”

    3. We support equal rights for women, including equal rights to inheritance, witness, work, mobility, personal law, education, and employment. Men and women have equal rights in mosques, boards, leadership and all spheres of society. We reject sexism and misogyny.

    C. Secular Governance: Freedom of Speech and Religion

    1. We are for secular governance, democracy and liberty. We are against political movements in the name of religion. We separate mosque and state. We are loyal to the nations in which we live. We reject the idea of the Islamic state. There is no need for an Islamic caliphate. We oppose institutionalized sharia. Sharia is manmade.

    2. We believe in life, joy, free speech and the beauty all around us. Every individual has the right to publicly express criticism of Islam. Ideas do not have rights. Human beings have rights. We reject blasphemy laws, which are a cover for the restriction of freedom of speech and religion. We affirm every individual’s right to ijtihad, or critical thinking, and seek a revival of ijtihad.

    3. We believe in freedom of religion and the right of all people to express and practice their faith, or non-faith, without threat of intimidation, persecution, discrimination or violence. Apostasy is not a crime. Our ummah--our community--is not just Muslims, but all of humanity.

    We stand for peace, human rights and secular governance.

    Please stand with us!

    Affirmed this Third Day of December, Two-Thousand and Fifteen

    [long list of signatories follows]
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