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Episode Synopsis
If the problem is religious polarization and inequality, isn’t the solution secular governance? Secularism, after all, promises the equality of citizens regardless of religious affiliation. In a 2016 interview, Saba Mahmood argued that modern secular governance, contrary to its grand claims, has in fact exacerbated religious inequalities. It has also, she said, constrained our political imagination to a significant degree.
Saba Mahmood, Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report Princeton University Press
Obituary: Dr. Saba Mahmood, 1962-2018
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Saba Mahmood, Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report Princeton University Press
Obituary: Dr. Saba Mahmood, 1962-2018
The post Secularism’s False Promise? appeared first on KPFA.
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