‘Islam, State and Secularism’: Assessing the Perceived Conflicts between Islam and Secularism

Download Article pdf ‘Islam, State and Secularism’: Assessing the Perceived Conflicts between Islam and Secularism Iram bostan, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds. Lw10ib@leeds.ac.uk Introduction The debate regarding the compatibility of Islam and secularism has become increasingly prominent in modern times. Numerous scholars[1] have stressed that within Islam there can be no distinction amongst politics and religion, …