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Cosmopolitanism, Identity and Authenticity in the Middle East This page intentionally left blank Cosmopolitanism, Identity and Authenticity in the Middle East Edited by Roel Meijer | J Routledge Taylor &. Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK A publication from the European Cultural Foundation First Published in 1999 by Curzon Press Published 2013 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon 0X14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Editorial Matter (f) 1999 Roel Meijer Typeset in Horley Old Style by LaserScript Ltd, Mitcham, Surrey All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book has been requested ISBN 13: 978-0-700-71059-1 (hbk) ISBN 13: 978-0-700-71056-0 (pbk) Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgements IX List of contributors xi Introduction 1 Roe I Meijer Part I Cosmopolitanism in the Middle East 1 Cosmopolitanism and the Middle East 15 Sami Zubaida 2 Cosmopolitanism: assumed alienation 35 Stephane Yerasimos Part II Personal itineraries 3 From an Islamic upbringing to a cosmopolitan perspective: a personal odyssey 43 El-Sayed Yassin 4 From localism to cosmopolitanism: a Bahreini perspective 55 Munira al-Fadhel 5 The cultural impact of the left: in Syria and Palestine: a personal view 61 Hamida Na’ana Contents Part III Modernist Islam, cosmopolitanism and authenticity 6 The modernisation of Islam or the Islamisation of modernity 71 Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid 7 Islamism: modernisation of Islam or Islamisation of knowledge 87 Ahmad S. Moussalli 8 Islamic movements and authenticity: barriers to development 103 Ridwan al-Sayyid 9 Authenticity, modernity and the Islamic movement in Tunisia 115 Slaheddine Jourchi 10 Towards an objective, relative and rational Islamic discourse 129 Laith Kubba Part IV Nationalism, cosmopolitanism and authenticity 11 Universality, modernity and identity: the case of Morocco 145 Abdellah Labdaoui 12 Cosmopolitanism and cultural specificity: the case of Jordan 159 Schirin H. Fathi 13 The Egyptian national identity and pan-Arabism: variations and generations 171 Ahmed Abdalla 14 Cosmopolitanism and cultural autarky in Egypt 183 Mohamed Sayyid Said Foreword Dia-gnosis was established by the European Cultural Foundation as part of its activities within and with the Mediterranean region, one of its geocultural priorities. The intention is that it should be an intellectual meeting place in Europe for the Arab world and as a platform for its cultural dialogue with the European world. Dia-gnosis holds an annual seminar of a pluri-national and a multi disciplinary nature which aims at sensitising Europeans to cultural and intellectual developments in North Africa and the Middle East as well as improving mutual knowledge and understanding. Writers and intellectuals from Arab countries bordering the Mediterranean discuss with each other and their European colleagues current cultural and socio-political issues of great concern to them. The seminar ends with a public debate where conclusions are presented and discussed. In 1994, Dia-gnosis started with a seminar held in Rotterdam. It examined the role of intellectuals in the Mediterranean region. The second Dia-gnosis seminar The Future of Cosmopolitanism in the Middle East took place in 1996 at Oegstgeest. Its outcome is the present publication Cosmopolitanism, Identity and Authenticity in the Middle East. European Cultural Foundation This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgements The initial idea for Dia-gnosis was launched by Professor Adriaan van der Staay, Director of the Social and Cultural Planning Office (Rijswijk, the Netherlands) and the European Cultural Foundation, currently directed by Dr Rudiger Stephan, Secretary General. The seminar The Future of Cosmopolitanism in the Middle East was coordinated by Roel Meijer and Ahmed Abdalla, in cooperation with Annette van Beugen and Odile Chenal of the European Cultural Foundation. The English editing was undertaken by Matthew Teller and Daan van Osch. Paolo De Mas, Fred Leemhuis, Noha el-Mikawy, Sjoerd van Koningsveld, Gema Martin Mufioz, Rudiger Stephan and Sami Zubaida are thanked for their contribution to the seminar as moderators. Special thanks should be offered to the following co-sponsors of the seminar: the National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of Amsterdam. The European Cultural Foundation, Amsterdam, was established in 1954 to encourage a cultural dimension in the post-war European movement. It aims to promote cultural cooperation in Europe by developing projects in priority areas and running a grants programme. European Cultural Foundation, Jan van Goyenkade 5, 1075 HN Amsterdam, the Netherlands. IX
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