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Monopolizing God: The Politics of Religion and Citizens' Rights Today

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Weidenfeld Debates
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Is the discourse of God getting monopolized for political reasons? How are citizens’ rights to be safeguarded if the will of the people and the interpretations of the will of God are not always aligned?
Panel disucssion moderated by BBC Presenter Nelufar Heyadar. Panelists include: Dr Tariq Ramadan (Prof. of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Oxford), Dr Anicée Van Engeland (Lecturer in law, SOAS), Dr Monica Toft (Prof. of Government AND Public Policy, Oxford). Introduced by Amna Sarfraz.

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Series
Weidenfeld Debates
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Nelufar Heyadar
Tariq Ramadan
Anicée Van Engeland
Monica Toft
Amna Sarfraz
Keywords
politics
religion
egypt
syria
law
weidenfeld
Department: Trinity College
Date Added: 24/03/2014
Duration: 00:58:15

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