Islam: Opposing Viewpoints

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This article is about the third edition of Islam: Opposing Viewpoints; for the first edition see Islam: Opposing Viewpoints (1995); for the second edition see Islam: Opposing Viewpoints (2001).

Islam: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints (of an array of scholars, political analysts, and journalists) on four central questions about Islam: whether the values of Islam and the West are in conflict; what the status of women under Islam is; whether Islam promotes terrorism; and what policies the U.S. should take toward Islam? It was edited by William Dudley.

It was published by Greenhaven Press (Farmington Hills) in 2004 as a 203-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-2238-X) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-2239-8).

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Chapter	Viewpoint	Author	Notes
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
Introduction
Chapter 1: Are the Values of Islam and the West in Conflict?	1. Islam Is Compatible With Western Values	Hamza Yusuf	Reprint of "Islam Has a Progressive Tradition Too," The Guardian, June 19, 2002.
	2. Islam Is Not Compatible With Western Values	Roger Scruton	Reprint of "Religion of Peace? Islam, Without the Comforting Clichés," National Review, December 31, 2002.
	3. Islam Presents an Obstacle to Democracy	Robert Spencer	Excerpt from Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest Growing Faith.
	4. Islam Does Not Present an Obstacle to Democracy	Abdulwahah Alkebsi	Reprint of "Q: Does President Bush Have a Realistic Plan for Bringing Democracy to the Middle East? Yes: Human Dignity, the Rule of Law and Limits on the Power of the State Are Clearly Mandated by Islam's Holy Book," in Insight on the News, April 1, 2003.
	5. Islam Is Superior to Western Democracy	Sajjad Khan	Reprint of "The Correct Political Activism for Muslims in the West" in Khilafah Magazine, September 08, 2003.
	6. Islam Is Waging a War Against the West	Don Feder	Reprint of "A Time For Truth — 9/11 And Islam."
	7. America Is Waging a War Against Islam	Enver Masud	Excerpt from The War on Islam.
Chapter 2: Does Islam Promote Terrorism and Violence?	1. Islam Promotes Terrorism and Violence	Richard D. Connerney	From "Islam: Religion of the Sword?," Salon.com, 11 October 2001.
	2. Islam Does Not Justify Terrorism	Teresa Watanabe	Reprint of "Interpreting Islam: War and Peace," Los Angeles Times, 5 October 2001.
	3. The Islamic Doctrine of Jihad Advocates Violence	John Perazzo	Reprint of "The Meaning of Jihad," FrontPageMagazine.com, November 26, 2002.
	4. The Islamic Doctrine of Jihad Does Not Advocate Violence	Javeed Akhter	Reprint of "Does Islam Promote Violence?," The International Strategy and Policy Institute, August 20, 2002.
	5. The Wahhabist Strain of Islamic Fundamentalism Supports Terrorism	Patrick Lang	Reprint of "Wahhabism and Jihad: A Challenge to Religious Tolerance" in America, March 10, 2003.
	6. Terrorism Is Not Supported by Any Form of Islamic Fundamentalism	Daniel F. Forte	Excerpt from "Religion is Not the Enemy" in National Review, October 19, 2001.
Chapter 3: What Is the Status of Women Under Islam?	1. Women Are Oppressed Under Islam	Voula	Reprint of "Islam and Women's Rights", Atheist Foundation of Australia, August 26, 2003.
	2. Women Are Liberated Under Islam	Mary Ali and Anjum Ali	Reprint of "Women's Liberation Through Islam," the Institute of Islamic Information and Education, August 27, 2003.
	3. Islam Condones Honor Killings	Azam Kamguian	Reprint of a "The Lethal Combination of Tribalism, Islam & Cultural Relativism," the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society, August 27, 2003.
	4. Islam Does Not Condone Honor Killings	Samana Siddiqui	Reprint of "Honor Killings in America & Abroad," Sound Vision Foundation, August 26, 2003.
Chapter 4: How Will Islam's Future be Shaped?	1. The Muslim World Should Modernize by Adopting Some Western Values	Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im	Reprint of "The Islamic Counter-Reformation," New Perspectives Quarterly, Winter, 2002.
	2. The Muslim World Should Reject Western Values and Embrace Traditional Islam	Muzaffar Iqbal	Excerpt from "The Prophet’s Seerah and the Contemporary State of the Ummah" at Muslimedia.com (is the internet edition of Crescent International, June 16-30, 2003.
	3. The United States Must Contain Radical Islam	Ralph Peters	Reprint of "A Remedy for Radical Islam," Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2002.
	4. Muslims Must Defeat Radical Islam	Ayaz Amir	Reprint of "Fighting bin Ladenism: The West and Us," The DAWN Group of Newspapers, 17 January 2003.
	5. American Muslims Seek to Americanize the Islamic Faith	Ahmed Nassef	Reprint of "Tailor Muslim practices to fit life in America," Christian Science Monitor, August 04, 2003.
	6. American Muslims Seek to Islamize American Society	Daniel Pipes	Excerpt from "The Danger Within: Militant Islam in America," Commentary, November 2001.
Glossary
For Further Discussion
Organizations to Contact
Bibliography of Books
Index