On 23rd November we hosted a talk by Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol, who spoke about his book, “Islam Without Extremes”. The book draws upon a wide range of sources, both religious and secular, to argue not only that that the liberal values of self-determination and liberty are compatible with Islam, but that they are the best interpretation of Islam in today’s world.
About us
Warwick Libertarians exist to develop and promote an approach to politics which recognises first and foremost the dignity of the individual. We are united by our opposition to attempts to understand and devise public policy by dividing people into groups - for example, through such labels as class, creed and colour - and we instead favour an approach based on personal, economic, social and civil liberty in which the emphasis is on people, not on institutions or collectives.
We are a non-partisan group, at least in terms of conventional political parties, and we welcome healthy debate and diversity of opinion. We do not recognise libertarianism as a philosophy either of the right or of the left; neither do we claim that there is one true doctrine to which all libertarians must subscribe.
We exist in the hope that we can raise awareness at the University of Warwick of an approach to politics which often seems absent from political discourse, and to invite the students and staff of the university to join us in exploring what libertarianism means today.