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In *Islam Against Modernity*, Ferghane Azihari, from a Comorian Muslim family but first and foremost a freethinker, wages an intellectual battle in the manner of Voltaire. Drawing on foundational texts and geopolitics, he demonstrates how Islam has rejected the legacy of the great ancient civilizations, colonized minds and peoples, and built a stifling system of moral surveillance. Reviewing the opportunities Islam has missed with modernity throughout its history, he denounces a "superstition" responsible for the stagnation of Islamic societies, resistant to any reform, and examines the threat that Islamic expansionism poses today to Europe and its freedoms.

An essayist, Ferghane Azihari is a columnist for *Le Figaro Magazine* and on France Info TV. He received the Turgot Prize for Young Talent for his essay *Ecologists Against Modernity* (2021, La Cité).

Essayiste, Ferghane Azihari est chroniqueur au Figaro Magazine et sur France Info TV. Il a reçu le Prix Turgot du jeune talent pour son essai Les Écologistes contre la modernité (2021, La Cité)

L'Islam contre la modernité is a controversial and widely discussed essay by the French-Comorian liberal essayist Ferghane Azihari. Published by Presses de la Cité, the book offers a trenchant critique of Islam, arguing that the religion is fundamentally incompatible with the values of the Western Enlightenment, democracy, and modernity.Core Arguments of the BookRejection of Antiquity: Azihari argues that early Islamic civilization destroyed pre-existing advanced cultures (like those in Persia, Egypt, and the Maghreb) and systematically rejected classical Greek philosophy and reason in favor of rigid dogma.The "Moral Surveillance" Thesis: The book claims that Islam imposes a stifling system of moral policing that actively suppresses innovation, critical thinking, and individual freedoms.Reversal of the Victimhood Narrative: Rather than accepting the idea that the Muslim world was victimized by Western imperialism, Azihari contends that Islam’s current political and socioeconomic struggles are congenital and rooted in its foundational texts and history.Threat to European Freedoms: He asserts that fundamentalist expansionism poses a direct threat to the democratic freedoms and secular foundations of modern European societies.Reception and DebateThe book has sparked heated debate. Supporters praise it as a courageous and highly documented work of synthesis that dares to address controversial geopolitical and religious realities. Critics, however, argue that the book's sweeping generalizations fail to account for the diverse, complex history of the Islamic world, often reducing a multifaceted faith to its most radical interpretations.You can read more about the book's reception in French media reviews or purchase it directly via Amazon France. For an in-depth analysis of its arguments

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