Few topics are as delicate as religion — especially in the Middle East. However, several recently conducted and very comprehensive surveys in the Middle East and Iran, have come to similar conclusions: They all show an increase in secularization and growing calls for reforms in religious political institutions. “Rejecting the submission to Islam as a system doesn’t mean rejecting Islam as a religion,” she explained. Inglehart has observed that rapid secularization is not unique in the Middle East. The threat of changing attitudesThe more people differentiate between religion as a faith and religion as a system, the louder the calls for reforms.

Source: Egypt Independent February 04, 2021 13:07 UTC