Islam in Europe

Islamic Traditionalists: “Against the Modern World”?

“…57 Similarly, Winter has praised the work of the right-wing cultural critic Theodore Dalrymple, who condemns the 'moral nihilism' 58 that he believes has emerged in modern Britain, and also connects freedom to self-discipline. 59 Through this dialogue, the Islamic traditionalists call for a simultaneous reinterpretation of modernity and (aspects of) the Islamic tradition. They lament the decline of Christian values in the West but also praise the Enlightenment for facilitating pluralism.…”