| Interview | |
| 26 Sep 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, Maldives Ambassador to the UN: New Interpretations of Religion | |
By JJ Robinson |
http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamInterview_1.aspx?ArticleID=5561 | ||
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Monday, September 26, 2011
These days, with the advent of modern communications and transport, we have many people coming from many schools. Even in the Middle East you have many ways of teaching and practicing religion, from the Gulf states to the more conservative Saudi Arabia. When they come back, they bring their own views of Islam, and how they have been taught. In some ways this is unfortunate in a society that has had a very strong accord with religion. People are coming back with different religious experiences, and when they try to practice it here it sows discord. We have always seen religion as a force that bound the people of Maldives together as one, we are now seeing it as a source of discord. And that is a pity. We hope that rather than stick to dogmatic views, we will be able to stick to a point of view that brings us together as one. The more you study the more you become aware of the complexities – whereas when you have only the basics, you can accept unquestioningly. -- 
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