Moderate Muslims Myth or Reality
Abstract
Radical Muslims kill randomly and justify their despicable actions by quoting the Qur an. Non-radical Muslims, through their silence, seem to condone inflammatory rhetoric and acts of terrorism. Will Muslims seek to re-live the seventh century or embrace the world as it exists, then confront the challenges of modernity by forging a road that does not compromise their religious beliefs, that is non-violent, and that is properly suited for the 21st Century? Western public discourse on Islamic terrorism is rife with appeals to "moderate Muslims" to condemn terrorists and their so-called hijacking of the Islamic religion. But do moderate Muslims truly exist as a viable faction? Can such a group find a successful path for Islam into modernity? How can the United States help such Muslims accommodate modernity and, in the process, sustain the global world order essential to U.S. national interests?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 30, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA468997
Entities
People
- Carmia L. Salcedo
Organizations
- United States Army War College