4 blog reactions to http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ali_eteraz/2008/02/not_quite_the_reformation.html

‘the very theology of Islam is being reinterpreted in order to effect a radical renewal of the religion.’ This does not reflect the truth.” Ali Eterez kommenterer historien på The Guardian - Not quite the Reformation. “In my mind, this initiative has more to do with Turkey’s AKP party trying to get into the European Union. “Look, we threw out all the bad hadith,” it seems to be saying. “Now let us in!”

, arguing that it's wrong for the state to intervene in the field of Islamic reform. "I support Muslims bringing Islam in line with the world they live in. However, what I do not support is the state taking the lead on this," he writes. Eteraz then raises an interesting question: However, if we won't accept the Italian government going into the Churches to excise all the homophobic, Jew-baiting, woman-hating literature, why would we accept the same when the Turkish government does

Ali Eteraz explains why he’s not impressed by the Turkish effort to modernize the Hadith (or teachings of the Prophet Muhammed). I disagree with Ali, also because it seems to me that while the government is making the effort

My latest at the Guardian. I am neither impressed nor intrigued by the recent Turkish hadith reforms that people are going ga-ga over. So stop sending me the BBC link. Tom at Reuters Religion Blog picks up where I