The alliance between Muslim and Christian scholars around the idea of a religious, political, and social reform in the Orient was sealed in 1871 around the figure of al-Afghani. In 1903, however, the alliance was subjected to a severe test. The previous chapter saw Abduh struggling with conservatives for reform of the al-Azhar University mosque. Another event took place in concomitance with this which deserves discussion because it bears witness to the limits of reformist thinking.
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Haddad, M. (2020). What Is Left of Classical Reformism? In Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations (Vol. 11, pp. 81–97). Springer Science and Business Media B.V. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36774-9_4
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