Mohammed Arkoun

Professor Mohammed Arkoun ( ) (born February 1, 1928 in Taourirt-Mimoun , Algeria) is one of the "most" influential scholars (source?) in Islamic studies today. In a career of more than 30 years, he has been a critic of the tensions embedded in his field of study, advocating Islamic modernism and humanism .

Professor Mohammed Arkoun ( Berber : Muḥemmed Arkun , ), was an Algerian scholar and thinker of Berber descent. He was born on February 1, 1928 and he died on September 14, 2010. He was considered to have been one of the most influential secular scholars in Islamic studies contributing to contemporary intellectual Islamic reform . 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 occasionly in English and Arabic. He appeared on numerous occasions on French TV and magazines, on Berbère Television channel speaking in Berber, and on Aljazeera TV speaking in Arabic.

Mohammed Arkoun ( ; ; 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 . 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. He appeared on numerous occasions on French TV and magazines, on Berbère Télévision speaking in Kabyle , his mother tongue, and on Al Jazeera speaking in Arabic.

Algerian scholar and thinker (1928–2010) Mohammed Arkoun ( ; 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 . 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.

Algerian scholar and thinker (1928–2010) 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 . 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 . "Mohammed Arkoun: A Modern Critic of Islamic Reason | Qantara.de" . qantara.de . 2007-04-13 .