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'Political Islam' in the Middle East North Africa region
Ekklesia (London)
April 24, 2013
Our valued associate Dr Harry Hagopian has been as busy as ever in
travelling, advising, writing and broadcasting on the ever developing
events across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Our apologies that we have been a little slow in relaying a few of his
recent pieces, including this important podcast, in conversation with
James Abbott at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales,
on the rise of 'Political Islam' in the Middle East North Africa
(MENA) region and the impact on its people.
The podcast starts by defining key terms - words that are used
frequently and sometimes have a variety of definitions attached to
them. "Fundamentalism", "radicalism" and "Islamism", to name but a
few.
Dr Hagopian then goes on to discuss how Islamism has played its part
in the popular uprisings of the last two-and-a-half-years and the
current state of play.
This reflection was actually recorded on a very important anniversary
for Armenians around the globe. So the final thought in this podcast
focuses on the horrors of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923, a tragedy
that claimed 1.5 million lives and whose effects are still felt today.
The full podcast is available to play and to download (MP3 format)
here:
http://catholicnews.org.uk/content/download/35054/260261/file/MEA-2013-6...
There are also short 'audioboos' available here:
http://catholicnews.org.uk/mena-2013-pod-6
Dr Harry Hagopian is an international lawyer, ecumenist and EU
political consultant. He also acts as a Middle East and inter-faith
advisor to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales and as
Middle East consultant to ACEP (Christians in Politics) in Paris. He
is an Ekklesia associate and regular contributor
(http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/HarryHagopian).
Formerly an Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church
Committee and Executive Director of the Middle East Council of
Churches, Harry is now an international fellow at the Sorbonne III
University, Paris, consultant to the Campaign for Recognition of the
Armenian Genocide (UK), Ecumenical consultant to the Primate of
Armenian Church in UK & Ireland, and author of The Armenian Church in
the Holy Land. Dr Hagopian's own website is http://www.epektasis.net/
Follow him on Twitter here: @harryhagopian
From: A. Papazian
Ekklesia (London)
April 24, 2013
Our valued associate Dr Harry Hagopian has been as busy as ever in
travelling, advising, writing and broadcasting on the ever developing
events across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Our apologies that we have been a little slow in relaying a few of his
recent pieces, including this important podcast, in conversation with
James Abbott at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales,
on the rise of 'Political Islam' in the Middle East North Africa
(MENA) region and the impact on its people.
The podcast starts by defining key terms - words that are used
frequently and sometimes have a variety of definitions attached to
them. "Fundamentalism", "radicalism" and "Islamism", to name but a
few.
Dr Hagopian then goes on to discuss how Islamism has played its part
in the popular uprisings of the last two-and-a-half-years and the
current state of play.
This reflection was actually recorded on a very important anniversary
for Armenians around the globe. So the final thought in this podcast
focuses on the horrors of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923, a tragedy
that claimed 1.5 million lives and whose effects are still felt today.
The full podcast is available to play and to download (MP3 format)
here:
http://catholicnews.org.uk/content/download/35054/260261/file/MEA-2013-6...
There are also short 'audioboos' available here:
http://catholicnews.org.uk/mena-2013-pod-6
Dr Harry Hagopian is an international lawyer, ecumenist and EU
political consultant. He also acts as a Middle East and inter-faith
advisor to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales and as
Middle East consultant to ACEP (Christians in Politics) in Paris. He
is an Ekklesia associate and regular contributor
(http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/HarryHagopian).
Formerly an Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church
Committee and Executive Director of the Middle East Council of
Churches, Harry is now an international fellow at the Sorbonne III
University, Paris, consultant to the Campaign for Recognition of the
Armenian Genocide (UK), Ecumenical consultant to the Primate of
Armenian Church in UK & Ireland, and author of The Armenian Church in
the Holy Land. Dr Hagopian's own website is http://www.epektasis.net/
Follow him on Twitter here: @harryhagopian
From: A. Papazian