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The challenge of modernizing Islam : reformers speak out and the obstacles they face / Christine Douglass-Williams ; [with forewords by Daniel Pipes and Robert Spencer].
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Douglass-Williams, Christine
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Book
Language
English
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First American edition.
Published/Created
New York, New York ; London : Encounter Books, 2017.
©2017
Description
xiv, 296 pages ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
BP70 .D69 2017
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Reformers
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Islamic countries
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Interviews
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Islamic renewal
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Islam and politics
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Writer of foreword
Pipes, Daniel, 1949-
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Spencer, Robert, 1962-
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Biographies
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Summary note
The entire foreign policy and much of the domestic policy of the United States and other Western governments are based on the proposition that the vast majority of Muslims are moderate and peaceful, including those who are emigrating in large numbers to Europe and North America. But as Islamist groups and many mosques radicalize peaceful Muslims and appeal to the teachings of the Koran, Hadith, and Sunnah, it is imperative for moderates and reformists to articulate a vision of Islam and an exegesis of Islamic texts that can withstand the challenge of Islamists and the ulema who have declared the sanctity and immutability of the text. Instead, they must re-establish a firm foundation of Islam that is modernized, genuinely peaceful, tolerant, pluralistic, and compatible with secular governance, the freedom of speech, human rights, and equality.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index.
Contents
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser
Raheel Raza
Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour
Dr. Tawfik Hamid
Dr. Salim Mansur
Dr. Qanta Ahmed
Dr. Jalal Zuberi
Shireen Qudosi
Islam & Islamism-identifying the enemy
Moderates and reformists
Problematic Islamic texts
The "Islamophobia" deception
The Israel factor
Who speaks for Muslims.
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Other title(s)
Modernizing Islam
ISBN
9781594039393 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
1594039399 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
9781641770200 ((paperback : alk. paper))
1641770201
LCCN
2016058766
OCLC
959535011
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