Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World

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Letter from the President of the United States Institute of Peace p. ix Preface Abiodun Williams p. xi Introduction Daniel Brumberg and Dina Shehata p. 1 Part I The Grand Debate: Islamic Renewal or Political Reform? 1 American Foreign Policy and Islamic Renewal Abdeslam M. Maghraoui p. 45 2 Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace David R. Smock p. 60 3 Islam Is Not the Solution (or the Problem) Daniel Brumberg p. 70 Part II Islamic Renewal: Fixing Islam? 4 Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century David R. Smock p. 91 5 Two Discourses on Modern Islamic Political Thought: Fundamentalism and Modernism Ahmad S. Moussalli p. 101 6 Islamic Principles of Nonviolence and Peace Building: A Framework Mohammed Abu-Nimer p. 126 7 Applying Islamic Principles in the Twenty-first Century: Nigeria, Iran, and Indonesia David R. Smock p. 158 Part III Fixing Politics? Power Sharing and Political Reform 8 Afghanistan's Post-Taliban Transition: State Building after War Thomas H. Johnson p. 173 9 Iraq's Constitutional Process: An Opportunity Lost Jonathan Morrow p. 198 10 Political Progress in Iraq During the Surge Rend Al-Rahim Francke p. 228 11 Promoting Middle East Democracy II: Arab Initiatives Mona Yacoubian p. 254 12 Morocco: Betting on a Truth and Reconciliation Commission Pierre Hazan p. 276 13 Islamists at the Ballot Box: Findings from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Turkey Judy Barsalou p. 294 14 Islamists and Non-Islamists in the Egyptian Opposition Dina Shehata p. 309 15 The JMP Alliance: New Political Pragmatism in Yemen? Iris Glosemeyer and Hesham Sallam p. 327 Part IV Engaging Peoples and Polities 16 Building Interreligious Trust in a Climate of Fear: An Abrahamic Trialogue David R. Smock p. 345 17 The Diversity of Muslims in the United States: Views as Americans Qamar-ul Huda p. 360 Part V Engaging Parties and Movements: Beyond Islam 18 Between Realism and Wilsonianism: The U.S. and the Muslim World after Iraq Daniel Brumberg p. 389 19 The Challenge of Political Islam: Understanding the U.S. Debate Steven Heydemann p. 395 20 Islam and Symbolic Politics in Somalia Annette Weber p. 401 21 The Conflicts in Sudan: American and European Policies Dorina A. Bekoe p. 408 22 Engaging Islamists and Promoting Democracy: A Preliminary Assessment Mona Yacoubian p. 415 Conclusion: Security, Reform and Diplomacy Challenges Ahead 23 Islamist Political Power in Turkey: Challenges for Brussels and Washington Steven A. Cook p. 441 24 Thwarting Afghanistan's Insurgency: A Pragmatic Approach Toward Peace and Reconciliation Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai p. 447 25 Negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran: Fifteen Points to Remember John W. Limbert p. 469 About the Editors p. 489 Contributors.

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