"We have failed as a civil society by not confronting the historical, social, and political demons within us," a Pakistani businessman wrote in a letter to the Pakistan daily the Nation. Their crime? They see true Islam as a flexible, non-dogmatic religion that is adaptable to the modern world with all of its plurality, and they call for the separation of mosque and state. troops in a Baghdad mansion because of death threats from Muslim extremists.
occupation of Iraq, Islamic scholars Iyad Jamaleddine (an Iraqi Shi’ite) and Hossein al-Khomeini (a grandson of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini) lived under the protection of U.S. Their increasingly bold public stance has made them the natural enemy of those who seek to squeeze followers of Islam into a tight-fisted sectarianism at war with the entire infidel world.Īt the start of the U.S. Although Muslim reform may seem like an oxymoron to those who see Islam only through the lens of graphic violence, Muslim reformers have been in the sights of jihadist groups such as at Qaeda for years. On the other side are those who want to reįorm Islam. On one side are street activists preaching literal adherence to the Qur’an, shariah and hadiths, and calling for separation from, if not overthrow of, the West. Yet the Muslim community in England and elsewhere is pulled in conflicting directions.
Most Muslim leaders in England responded to the terrorist bombings in London with unequivocal condemnation. The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West. The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith. By Feisal Abdul Rauf HarperSanFrancisco, 336 pp. What’s Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West. Oneworld, 384 pp.Īmerican Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom. Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender and Pluralism. Since 9/11, if the world is to be made safe, moderate Muslims, militant Muslims and Christians must struggle together to make the world a safer place for communities and families who see things differently from one another. Current articles and subscriptions information can be found at This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock. Copyright by the Christian Century Foundation used by permission. This article appeared in The Christian Century, August 9, 2005, pp. Charles Strohmer is the author of seven books and is currently writing a book about wisdom, U.S.
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