The dilemma of support for Islam's moderates

Submitted by henry saltzman (United States), Jun 19, 2008 at 12:13

The problem wih your prescription for our support of moderates is that given our current reputation with many Islamic authorities, our support is likely to be the kiss of death, perhaps literally. Instead we should perhaps put more pressure on the Saudis to sponsor a modernization process that would include English translations of major new reinterpretations of hadiths that have abjured modernity.

Henry

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