ISLAM I MUSLIMANI U PROMIJENJENOJ SITUACIJI SVIJETA
ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN A CHANGED SITUATION IN THE WORLD

Summary/Abstract: The world has definitely entered into a phase of globalization on a large scale, and by all indicators, into o phase of a global crisis. The world became a compact community whose parts depend on each other. Everything important that happens in it, whether it is culture, science, technology, war, politics, social life, religion, economy or ecology is the concern of the whole planet and affects all people. "Muslim world" no matter what they think about themselves is also part of this global community. This global world has entered into a very uncertain and dangerous, almost paranoid phase after the September 11th, as seen by many analytics. Happenings related with September 11th have a characteristics connotation - conflict between Islam and the west, Muslims and Christians, symbolize historical turning point and herald a new character of relations between people, their cultures and religions. Because of this worrying situation, a modern man and its world have come to a crucial question - is there a possibility of true meeting, mutual respect and dialogue between cultures, religions and spiritual and intellectual traditions. In this context, very important is relation between the west and the "Muslim world", Islam and Christianity. Perception and communication conditioned by it, that west has towards Islam has on one hand and that Muslims have towards the West on the other, suits very much to the blind, those without wisdom and unreasonable than to those who are reasonable and wise, because it is based on resentment and logic of passion without common sense. Today we need each - others like never before. Therefore, there has to be respect in the very basis of relations between people and their nations, their cultures and religions. They have to respect system of reference of others, tolerate certain spiritual and moral principles ("Welt ethos" or "macro ethics"). Otherwise, we will topple down into the abyss of unseen violence, evil and global destruction.

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