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THE RISE OF “MUSLIM DEMOCRACY"

THE RISE OF “MUSLIM DEMOCRACY”

A specter is haunting the Muslim world. This particular specter is notthe malign and much-discussed spirit of fundamentalist extremism, nor yet the phantom hope known as liberal Islam.

Parting the Veil

Parting the Veil

Now is no time to give up supporting democracy in the Muslim world. But to do so, the United States must embrace Islamist moderates.

COMPARING THREE MUSLIM BROTHERHOODS: SYRIA, JORDAN, EGYPT

COMPARING THREE MUSLIM BROTHERHOODS: SYRIA, JORDAN, EGYPT

The banner of the Islamist revolution in the Middle East today has largely passed to groups sponsored by or derived from the Muslim Brotherhood.

Engaging Islamists and Promoting Democracy

Engaging Islamists and Promoting Democracy

Deeming democratic change to be a long-term antidote to Islamist extremism, the Bush administration coupled its military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq with intensified efforts to promote democracy in the Arab world, underscoring the need for free and fair elections.

the 500 most influential muslims

the 500 most influential muslims

The publication you have in your hands is the first of what we hope will be anannual series that provides a window into the movers and shakers of the Muslimworld. We have strived to highlight people who are influential as Muslims, thatis, people whose influence is derived from their practice of Islam or from the factthat they are Muslim

Priorities of The Islamic Movement in The Coming Phase

Priorities of The Islamic Movement in The Coming Phase

By “Islamic Movement”, I mean that organized, collective work, undertaken by thepeople, to restore Islam to the leadership of society, and to the helm of life all walksof lifeز

The future of Islam after 9/11

The future of Islam after 9/11

There is no consensus among historians and Islamicists about the nature of theIslamic belief system and the experience of historical Islam, on which one couldbase a definitive judgment concerning Islam’s compatibility with modernity. Nonetheless,the availability of both historical and value survey data allow us to analyzethe future of Islam in light of the horrific event of 9/11ز

POLITICAL ISLAM and the West

POLITICAL ISLAM and the West

At the dawn of the 21st centurypolitical Islam, ormore commonly Islamicfundamentalism, remainsa major presence in governments andoppositional politics from North Africato Southeast Asia.

Building bridges not walls

Building bridges not walls

Engaging with political Islamists in the MiddleEast and NorthAfrica

Commentary: Hollow ring for democracy

Commentary: Hollow ring for democracy

WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) — The White House’s crusade for democracy, as President Bush sees it, has produced “a critical mass of events taking that (Middle Eastern) region in a hopeful new direction.”

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