Civil democratic Islam partners, resources, and strategies

In the face of Islam?s own internal struggles, it is not easy to see who we should support and how. This report provides detailed descriptions of subgroups, their stands on various issues, and what those stands may mean for the West. Since the outcomes can matter greatly to international community...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benard, Cheryl, 1953- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, National Security Research Division 2003.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427809506719
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; TABLE; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GLOSSARY; Chapter One - MAPPING THE ISSUES: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RANGE OF THOUGHT IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM; THE SETTING: SHARED PROBLEMS, DIFFERENT ANSWERS; POSITIONS ON KEY ISSUES; Chapter Two - FINDING PARTNERS FOR THE PROMOTIONOF DEMOCRATIC ISLAM: OPTIONS; THE SECULARISTS; THE FUNDAMENTALISTS; THE TRADITIONALISTS; THE MODERNISTS; Chapter Three - A PROPOSED STRATEGY; Appendix A - THE HADITH WARS; Appendix BHIJAB AS A CASE STUDY; Appendix C - STRATEGY IN DEPTH; Appendix D - CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S PORTRAYAL OF ISLAM; BIBLIOGRAPHY