Topic: Sadiq Jalal al-Azm

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The Syrian philosopher Sadiq Jalal al-Azm (photo: DW/Khaled Salameh)

Portrait of the Syrian intellectual Sadiq al-Azm

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Critical philosopher and political activist

Though Damascene born and bred, al-Azm is a true cosmopolitan - with no nostalgia for his mother′s baking, no tears shed over the good old days, and no longing for the fresh scent of jasmine so reminiscent of Damascus. He has always preferred personal freedom with all its associated risks to the comfort of a familiar environment. By Yassin al-Haj SalehMore

Essay: Sadiq Al-Azm: The Fight over the Meaning of IslamInterview with Sadiq Jalal al-Azm: A New Spirit of RevolutionPortrait Sadiq Al-Azm: An Argumentative Arab Enlightener
A man reads the Koran in a mosque in Sanaa (photo: Reuters)

Islam and the modern age

Moving beyond dogmatic doctrine

Whoever equates Islam with Islamists has allowed themselves to be taken in by the radicals and ignores the fact that there are many liberal Muslims who have adapted their faith to the requirements of the modern world. By Rainer HermannMore

Interview with Maha El-Kaisy-Friemuth: "We urgently need reform within Islam"Wahhabism and Salafism: Shared foundation – different methodsInter-Islamic cultural war: The despondency of the political middle groundPortrait of Sadiq Al-Azm: An argumentative Arab enlightener
Screenshot with the logo of the Syrian Writers Association

Syria's opposition writers

Fighting oppression and censorship

Syrian writers in exile have founded a new association. Their aim is to continue their country's rich literary tradition and to use the pen to fight for political and cultural change and freedom of speech in Syria. By Joseph CroitoruMore

The Syrian Writers Association's websiteInterview with the Syrian writer Samar Yazbek: ''The Syrian revolution has not lost its innocence'' Portrait Sadiq Al-Azm: An Argumentative Arab Enlightener