{"id":532942,"date":"2026-07-26T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=532942"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:10:55","slug":"ferghane-azihari-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/societe\/ferghane-azihari-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferghane Azihari: A Voltairean Critic of Islam in Lausanne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Speaking before an audience of about 50 people in Lausanne, the French liberal author Ferghane Azihari defended the arguments presented in his essay&nbsp;<em>Islam vs. Modernity<\/em>. A well-reasoned presentation, followed by a lively discussion with the audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abThe lack of enthusiasm that Muslims have shown for archaeology and pre-Islamic worlds is one of those calamities that indicate that Muhammad did not merely triumph on the battlefield. He also won the war over memory.\u00bb\u00a0This statement is among the many sharp remarks by&nbsp;<em>Islam versus modernity<\/em>, the essay whose main arguments Ferghane Azihari\u2014who himself comes from a Muslim family\u2014came to defend in Lausanne before an audience of&nbsp;<em>Regard Libre<\/em>&nbsp;on June 12 at the H\u00f4tel Mirabeau in Lausanne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on a Voltairean tradition of criticism of religions, the French essayist of Comorian origin argues that Islam constitutes not only a faith but also a system of beliefs and norms whose historical influence has been detrimental to individual freedom, economic prosperity, and intellectual fulfillment. Before an audience of about fifty people, he outlined the main arguments of his book, blending historical, philosophical, and political considerations in an unapologetic critique of the Muslim religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Nicolas Brodard for <em>The Free Gaze<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-religion-comme-un-facteur-parmi-d-autres\">Religion as one factor among others<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Q&amp;A session with the audience was itself very insightful. When asked about the causal role he attributes to Islam\u2014as opposed to other possible explanations\u2014in accounting for the poorer performance of Muslim societies compared to non-Muslim ones, Ferghane Azihari clarified that he did not consider religion to be the<em>\u2019the only one'<\/em>&nbsp;reason for these results, but since the\u2019<em>a<\/em>&nbsp;obvious causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abWhat I\u2019m saying is that without the Islamic factor, these societies would have been freer, more prosperous, or even more peaceful,\u00bb the author said. Otherwise, how can we explain that all current Muslim countries are authoritarian states, that only 3% of Muslims live in countries freer than the global average, or that Muslim civilizations have not experienced the same development of the arts and sciences as the West, even though the latter initially enjoyed a richer material and intangible heritage?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Nicolas Brodard for <em>The Free Gaze<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferghane Azihari, 32, delivered a well-structured, bold, and erudite presentation to his audience, while also taking pleasure in engaging with their questions and challenges\u2014even during the cocktail reception. By organizing his only visit to Switzerland as part of the promotion of his book,&nbsp;<em>Le Regard Libre&nbsp;<\/em>has been at the heart of its mission. And its community has been there every step of the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor-in-Chief of&nbsp;<\/em>L'Agefi<em>, <strong>Jonas Follonier<\/strong> is the founder and president of the&nbsp;<\/em>Regard Libre<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vous-venez-de-lire-un-compte-rendu-tire-de-notre-edition-papier-le-regard-libre-nbsp-n-128\">You have just read a review from our print edition (<a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/cpt-editions\/le-regard-libre-128-pensee\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/cpt-editions\/le-regard-libre-128-pensee\/\"><em>Le Regard Libre&nbsp;<\/em>No. 128<\/a>).<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532948 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27.png 446w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27-174x300.png 174w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27-87x150.png 87w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27-7x12.png 7w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27-377x650.png 377w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/capture-decran-2026-07-21-a-22-47-27-300x517.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Ferghane Azihari<\/strong><br><strong><em>Islam vs. Modernity<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>Presses de la Cit\u00e9<br>January 2026<br>400 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:redaction@leregardlibre.com\">Order the book from the editorial office at the special price of 30 CHF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking before an audience of about fifty people in Lausanne, the French liberal author Ferghane Azihari defended the arguments presented in his essay *Islam Against Modernity*. 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