This lecture seems to be divided into 3 sections. In the first section, Akyol mentioned the experience of his pilgrimage in Mecca, which aroused his curiosity about tradition and the Islamic core. In the next section, Akyol states that local traditions such as the segregation of women and honor killing do not represent the core of Islam and gives several examples to support this point. The final section is the main content of this lecture. He explains how Islamic modernism initially took shape, then declined and eventually became revived in Muslim countries. Akyol found a contradiction between religion and tradition when he went on a pilgrimage in Mecca. In Saudi Arabia, separation of the sexes is strictly observed; however, in Kabbah, the holy place of Islam, there is no separation of the sexes and men and women pray side by side. Akyol tracked the Qur’an, the original sc...