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 -- Democracy and Human Rights -- Polygamy -- Criminal Punishments, Islamic Justice -- Minorities -- Women's Dress -- Husbands Allowed to Beat Wives -- Chapter Two - FINDING PARTNERS FOR THE PROMOTIONOF DEMOCRATIC ISLAM: OPTIONS -- THE SECULARISTS -- THE FUNDAMENTALISTS -- THE TRADITIONALISTS -- Distinguishing Between Traditionalists and Fundamentalists -- Potentially Useful Democratic Elements -- The Danger of Domestic Backlash -- The Potential for Weakening Credibility and Moral Persuasiveness -- The Possibility of Undermining Reforms -- THE MODERNISTS -- Modernism Has Respected Intellectuals and Leaders -- Weaknesses of the Modernists -- Two Special Cases of Modernism -- Sufis -- 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.

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.

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