Mohammed Arkoun
Algerian scholar and thinker (1928–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammed Arkoun (Arabic: محمد أركون; 1 February 1928 – 14 September 2010) was an Algerian scholar and thinker. He was considered to have been one of the most influential secular scholars in Islamic studies contributing to contemporary intellectual Islamic reform.[1] In a career of more than 30 years, he had been a critic of the tensions embedded in his field of study, advocating Islamic modernism, secularism, and humanism. During his academic career, he wrote his numerous books mostly in French, and occasionally in English and Arabic.
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Born | (1928-02-01)February 1, 1928 Taourirt Mimoum, Algeria |
Died | September 14, 2010(2010-09-14) (aged 82) Paris, France |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Islamic philosophy |
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