Contents

Preface vii

I. Introduction to Islam and Its Practices 1

Editor’s Introduction 3

1) An Introduction to Islam: One God, Many Believers. Terry C. Muck. The Columbus Dispatch 5

2) An Interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Frontline 12

3) Hajj: The Journey of a Lifetime. Reshma Memon Yaqub. The Seattle Times 26

4) Wahhabi Roots in Saudi Desert. Scott Peterson. The Christian Science Monitor 33

5) They’re Muslims, But Sufis Still Go Own Way. Richard Vara. The Houston Chronicle 34

II. Islamic Law 37

Editor’s Introduction 39

1) Banking on Allah. Jerry Useem. Fortune 41

2) In the Throes of a Quiet Revolution. Caryle Murphy. The Washington Post 49

3) Moral Hazard: The Life of a Liberal Muslim. Franklin Foer. The New Republic 53

4) Can Any Good Come of Radical Islam? Francis Fukuyama and Nadav Samin. Commentary 62

III. Islam and Women 69

Editor’s Introduction 71

1) The Women of Islam. Lisa Beyer et al. Time 73

2) Can Islam Liberate Women? Madeleine Bunting. The Guardian 78

3) American by Birth, Muslim by Choice. Katherine Millett. Chicago Tribune 86

IV. Islam and Democracy 97

Editor’s Introduction 99

1) Arab World Sees a Resurgence of Islamic Politics. David Lamb. Los Angeles Times 101

2) Islam and Democracy. John L. Esposito and John O. Voll. Humanities 105

3) Faith-Based Initiatives. Ray Takeyh. Foreign Policy 111

4) Indonesia, Islam, and the Prospect for Democracy. Mark R. Woodward. SAIS Review 115

V. Islam and the Other Abrahamic Traditions 123

Editor’s Introduction 125

1) In the Beginning, There Were the Holy Books. Kenneth L. Woodward. Newsweek 127

2) Pluralism, Intolerance, and the Qur’an. Ali S. Asani. The American Scholar 135

3) Anti-Semitism Is Deepening Among Muslims. Susan Sachs. The New York Times 144

4) The Islamic Jesus: A Wandering Prophet. Sara Miller. The Christian Century 148

VI. Islam in the West 155

Editor’s Introduction 157

1) Defining Islamic Values in America. Jane Lampman. The Christian Science Monitor 159

2) Native Speakers: African American Muslims, and Why It’s Hard to Be Both. Michelle Cottle. The New Republic 162

3) Scholars Are Quietly Offering New Theories of the Koran. Alexander Stille. The New York Times 166

4) Islam in Russia: Notes of a Political Scientist. Aleksei Malashenko. Russian Social

Science Review 171

Bibliography 179

Books 181

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts 183

Index 193

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