The Balkh School of Islamic Thought: An Approach Towards Pluralist Coexistence for the Muslim World

In this lecture, Mirwais Balkhi discusses why, despite numerous collective and individual efforts, Afghanistan has failed to eradicate terrorism produced by Islamic extremism. The talk proposes the Balkh School of Thought as a viable alternative narrative in Afghanistan to diminish extremist and takfiri discourses of the Taliban and other Jihadist groups in the Middle East. In this talk Balkhi suggests the best way to counter radicalism is to update and expand successful and effective narratives of the past that have shown significant achievements that support moderation and reciprocity.