03137nam 22006614a 450 991021999020332120200520144314.01-282-45142-197866124514230-8330-3620-3(CKB)111090529190278(EBL)197469(OCoLC)437057188(SSID)ssj0000122708(PQKBManifestationID)11157689(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122708(PQKBWorkID)10129952(PQKB)10420135(Au-PeEL)EBL197469(CaPaEBR)ebr10056108(MiAaPQ)EBC197469(oapen)doab114570(EXLCZ)9911109052919027820030602d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdacontentcrrdacarrierCivil democratic Islam partners, resources, and strategies /Cheryl Benard1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND, National Security Research Division20031 online resource (xvi, 72 pages)"Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation.""MR-1716-CMEPP"--P. 4 of cover.0-8330-3438-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-72).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; BIBLIOGRAPHYIn 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.Islam and civil societyIslamic modernismDemocracyReligious aspectsIslamIslamUniversalityIslam21st centuryIslam and civil society.Islamic modernism.DemocracyReligious aspectsIslam.IslamUniversality.Islam320.5/5/0917671Benard Cheryl1953-973389MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219990203321Civil democratic Islam2214488UNINA