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

ISBN:

9780833036209

Title:

Author:

Benard, Cheryl, 1953-

Personal Author:

Benard, Cheryl, 1953-

Publication Information:

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 72 pages)

General Note:

"Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation."

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

Contents:

Mapping the issues : an introduction to the range of thought in contemporary Islam -- Finding partners for the promotion of democratic Islam : options -- A proposed strategy -- The hadith wars -- Hijab as a case study -- Strategy in depth -- Correspondence about the U.S. Department of State's portrayal of Islam.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Islam and civil society.

Islamic modernism.

Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Islam.

Islam -- Universality.

Islam -- 21st century.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2003

Publication Information:

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

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Summary

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.

Author Notes

Cheryl Benard is the director of an Austrian research institute and the author of the novel Moghul Buffet (FSG, 1998). She lives in Vienna, Austria, and North Potomac, Maryland.

(Bowker Author Biography)