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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219990203321

Autore

Benard Cheryl <1953->

Titolo

Civil democratic Islam : partners, resources, and strategies / / Cheryl Benard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, National Security Research Division, 2003

ISBN

1-282-45142-1

9786612451423

0-8330-3620-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xvi, 72 pages)

Disciplina

320.5/5/0917671

Soggetti

Islam and civil society

Islamic modernism

Democracy - Religious aspects - Islam

Islam - Universality

Islam - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation."

"MR-1716-CMEPP"--P. 4 of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-72).

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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, that community might wish to influence them



by providing support to appropriate actors. The author recommends a mixed approach of providing specific types of support to those who can influence the outcomes in desirable ways.