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  • The Search for Moderate Islam: Part II

    01/29/2005 12:39:55 PM PST · by rmlew · 28 replies · 1,144+ views
    Frontpagemag.com ^ | January 28, 2005 | Lawrence Auster
    If it doesn't exist, then what? When people speak of moderate Islam as the solution to radical Islam, they mean that there is a modernizing core within the Muslim community capable of transforming it into a civilized member of the world community. They foresee that the dar al-Islam, the Realm of Islam, will cease to be at war with the dar al-Harb, the Realm of War, and particularly with that part of the Realm of War known as the West. I describe these ideas as the "ecumenist" school of Western-Islamic relations, because to believe in the existence of moderate Islam...
  • The Search for Moderate Islam: Part I

    01/29/2005 12:17:04 PM PST · by rmlew · 75 replies · 1,058+ views
    Frontpagemag.com ^ | January 28, 2005 | Lawrence Auster
    Does it Exist? A leading intellectual figure and stalwart fighter in America's confrontation with radical Islam, Daniel Pipes is perhaps best known for his idea that "radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution." As Pipes argues, radical Islam, though currently the dominant political force in the Muslim world, is supported by only 10 to 15 percent of Muslims worldwide, while moderate Islam represents the great, though so far mostly silent, majority of Muslims. He further points out that radical Islam, also known as militant Islam or Islamism, is a very recent phenomenon, having more in common with...