Wikipedia's first sentence called it “book on islamic philosophy by dr”. Today it says “book on islamic philosophy by algerian scholar mohammed arkoun”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers is a book on Islamic philosophy by Algerian orientalist Mohammed Arkoun , published in 1994. Arkoun's book has been cited in a number of scholarly sources for providing a contemporary understanding of the development of Islamic philosophy and its effects in the Muslim world. Rethinking Islam discusses a range of topics including the various ways in which Islamic ideas have been interpreted over time and the perspective of developments in Islamic countries from their own point of view. A New York Times review called the book "an illustration of the contemporary fecundity of Islam" and called Arkoun "the leading French-language spokesman calling for a rethinking of Islam in a modern mode." "Mohammed Arkoun and the modernization of Islam." Dialogues on Civilization.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers is a book on Islamic philosophy by Dr. Mohammed Arkoun , published in 1994. Arkoun's book has been cited in a number of scholarly sources for providing a contemporary understanding of the development of Islamic philosophy and its effects in the Muslim world. Rethinking Islam discusses a range of topics including the various ways in which Islamic ideas have been interpreted over time and the perspective of developments in Islamic countries from their own point of view. A New York Times review called the book "an illustration of the contemporary fecundity of Islam" and called Arkoun "the leading French-language spokesman calling for a rethinking of Islam in a modern mode." "Mohammed Arkoun and the modernization of Islam." Dialogues on Civilization.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Book by Mohammed Arkoun Rethinking Islam: Common Questions, Uncommon Answers is a book on Islamic philosophy by Algerian scholar Mohammed Arkoun , published in 1994. Arkoun's book has been cited in a number of scholarly sources for providing a contemporary understanding of the development of Islamic philosophy and its effects in the Muslim world . Rethinking Islam discusses a range of topics including the various ways in which Islamic ideas have been interpreted over time and the perspective of developments in Islamic countries from their own point of view. A New York Times review called the book "an illustration of the contemporary fecundity of Islam" and called Arkoun "the leading French-language spokesman calling for a rethinking of Islam in a modern mode." "Mohammed Arkoun and the modernization of Islam." Dialogues on Civilization.
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book on islamic philosophy by dr
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book on islamic philosophy by algerian scholar mohammed arkoun
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