At the ISLAMCON 2024 conference (online) we will take a self critical look at the state of Islamic countries in the 21st century:
How do they perform in terms of peacefulness, social progress, economy and ecology / sustainability compared to other countries in the world, especially in comparison to secular states?
To discuss the topic - which should also include the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - you are invited to look up Islamic countries in the following worldwide Indexes:
- Social Progress Index
- Global Peace Index
- Women Peace and Security Index
- Global Gender Gap Report
- Child Corporal Punishment laws list
- UNICEF reports about violence against children (and their brochures for Muslims)
- Corruption perceptions Index
It is an urgent matter to explain, why Islamic countries often are ranked poorly in these statistics - and what efforts can be made to reach an open minded "Islamic Golden Age" again, as it is described e.g. by Islamic scholars Ahmet Kuru und Mustfa Akyol.
