What is moderate Islam? /edited by Richard L. Benkin.
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Smoking out Islamists / Islamist extremism: threat to world peace / Wither moderate Islam: Malaysian style / Is there a non-radical Islam? / An Islam that rejects Islamists: the case of the Baloch / The debate about radical versus non-radical Islam / Moderate Islam is an illusion; at least for now / Being Pakhtun: interview with a Muslim female living in exile / Balochistan to the road of independence / South Asian Muslim attitudes towards Jews, Israel, and Zionism / The myth of Bangladesh as a moderate Muslim nation / Daniel Pipes -- Kulbhushan Warikoo -- Sunil Kukreja -- Naseer Dashti -- Meerain Baloch -- Amitabh Tripathi -- Umar Duad Khattak -- Richard L. Benkin and Anonymous -- Aziz Baloch -- Navras Jaat Aafreedi -- Richard L. Benkin.
This wide-ranging collection examines the relationship among Islam, civil society, and the state. The contributors-including both Muslims and non-Muslims-investigate how radical Islamists can be distinguished from moderate Muslims, analyze the potential for moderate Islamic governance, and challenge monolithic conceptions of Islam.