The Fall 2005 issue of American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences is a special issue on Debating Moderate Islam. The contributors to this excellent issue include
Ariel Cohen [Heritage Foundation],
John L. Esposito [Georgetown University],
Graham Fuller [Retired CIA Analyst],
Abid Ullah Jan [ ICSSA],
Muqtedar Khan [University of Delaware],
Ali Mazrui [Suny Binghamton],
Mahmood Mamdani [Columbia University],
Louay Safi [ISNA],
Feisal Rauf [Cardoba Initiative],
Taha Jaber Al Alwani [SISS], and
Hakan Yavuz [University of Utah]. For information on how to get a free copy
click here.
Karen Hughes, widely recognized as one of the most powerful people in America , essentially because of her proximity to and influence with the President, met with an influential group of American Muslim leaders in Chicago on September 1st and kicked off the 42nd annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America. She not only listened to them, as she had promised, but also engaged with them in a frank and open discussion and won many allies in the Muslim community. To read more about the substantive discussions at the meeting click here:
