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September 14, 2023
Events

All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism
… theology and explain why a reintegration of state and religion is good for neither the state, nor religion, nor liberty. Mustafa Akyol and Mark Tooley will share their thoughts on liberalism from Islamic and Protestant perspectives. all-the-kingdoms-of …
Featuring Kevin Vallier, Mark Tooley, and Mustafa Akyol
August 29, 2023
Media Highlights TV

Mustafa Akyol is featured in the event, “Afghans with Ideas of Liberty & its Compatibility with Islam: A Discussion on ‘Why as a Muslim, I Defend Liberty,” hosted by the Afghanistan Economic & Legal Studies Organization
Featuring Mustafa Akyol
August 5, 2023
Media Highlights Radio

Mustafa Akyol discusses another burning of the Koran in Sweden on BBC World Service Weekend
Featuring Mustafa Akyol
July 1, 2023
Media Highlights TV

Mustafa Akyol participates in the panel, “The Role of Islamic Values in Building a Just Society and Political System,” hosted by the CSID 21st Annual Conference
Featuring Mustafa Akyol
May 17, 2023
Washington Post

Erdogan Triumphed by Vowing to Make Turkey Great Again
How does Erdogan keep winning, especially at a time many thought his support would collapse in the face of rampant inflation and an inept response to the recent earthquake?
By Mustafa Akyol
May 12, 2023
Cato Daily Podcast

The Stakes for Elections in Turkey
Turkey’s President Erdogan has taken big steps to consolidate his power. Is it reasonable to expect an election that could remove him will be free and fair? Cato’s Mustafa Akyol discusses where Turkey sits on the road to …
Featuring Mustafa Akyol and Caleb O. Brown
May 11, 2023
Blog

Turkey’s Election Scenarios: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Today, I have new a piece in National Review: “Turkey’s Election Scenarios: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary.”
By Mustafa Akyol
May 11, 2023
National Review (Online)

Turkey’s Election Scenarios: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Anything other than a decisive win or loss for strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan could touch off an ugly fight over the results
By Mustafa Akyol
April 28, 2023
Blog

Western Muslims, LGBT Rights, and Free Speech
Thanks to freedom of speech, Western Muslims are able to freely discuss important issues of Islam that are simply impossible to question in much of the Muslim world.
By Mustafa Akyol
March 1, 2023
Blog

Now Available in Afghanistan: “Why, As a Muslim, I Defend Liberty”
Keep fingers crossed for the Afghanistan edition of Why, As a Muslim, I Defend Liberty. And join me in praying for the safety of the brave Afghanis who made this possible.
By Mustafa Akyol
February 1, 2023
Blog

Muslim Anger at Sweden over Qur’an Burning Is Misplaced
The most important lesson in this controversy was that freedom of speech was used by not only a far-right Islamophobe, but also Muslims who stood up for their scripture peacefully.
By Mustafa Akyol and Johan Norberg
January 23, 2023
The UnPopulist

New-Right Christians Would Repeat Islamist Government Failures
Iran and Turkey show injecting religion into modern government leads to brutal oppression and fewer believers.
By Mustafa Akyol
January 14, 2023
National Review (Online)

When Woke Sensitivity on ‘Islamophobia’ Surpasses That of Muslims
At one Minnesota university, administrators fired a professor for showing a painting of Mohammed that many Muslims are fine with.
By Mustafa Akyol
January 6, 2023
Blog

An Idea Whose Time Has Come: ‘Islamic Declaration Against Religious Police’
There should be really no compulsion in Islam. People should practice it, or not, freely, with the dictates of none other than their own conscience.
By Mustafa Akyol
December 16, 2022
Blog

Turkey’s Tragic Lesson: ‘Democracy’ without Liberty Leads to Tyranny
Without guarantees for liberty, democracy can simply devolve into the tyranny of the majority, embodied in the whimsical rule of a strongman.
By Mustafa Akyol