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Part of the challenge that both Muslims and non-Muslims confront is to develop a coherent way of speaking about the differences between what we intuitively know to be the mainstream of Islam and another form of Islam that shocks and disturbs a lot of people. |
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"The Modern Ugly and the Ugly Modern: Reclaiming the Beautiful in Islam" in the book "Progressive Muslims," edited by Omid Safi (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003) pp. 33 – 77) |