Post-Islamismul: În căutarea unei identități musulmane moderne

The prediction of the famous „clash of civilizations” and the tragical events of 9/11 brought the Muslim politics in the spotlight, restoring some of the old orientalist stereotypes, according to which Islam is a retrograde religion, making virtue of violence. This evolution provoked a serious identity crisis in the Muslim world, from denial to a total embracement of traditional Islamic identity and rejection of Western values. Acknowledging the advantages of a modern, democratic society but also the need for cultural preservation and the importance of Islamic religious belief for the majority of Muslims, these extreme solutions proved to be unsatisfactory. The question „Is Islam compatible with the modern world?” found its answer in the emergence of a new paradigm, post- Islamism, in the 1990s. Post-Islamism exceeds Islamism by liberalizing Islamic thinking and adapting Islamic values to the realities of the contemporary world. The study focuses on the Turkish case, considered not lon