Muslim Reformers
vs.
Fundamentalists
Two voices battle for authority to define Islam and lead the Muslim community.
The outcome of this contest does not stay inside mosque or convention center. It shapes education, law, politics, culture – the civilisation you live in.
One voice promotes a modern Islam that embraces Western democratic principles, human rights, freedom of expression and religion, acceptance of LGBTQ persons, and separation between Islam and the state.
The other advocates a return to ninth-century theocratic rule: state enforcement of religious values, strict gender segregation, exclusion of women from public life, execution for apostacy and homosexuality, elimination of music, and compulsory observance of five daily prayers.
Which voice will prevail? Will it be the Fundamentalists or the Reformers?
Most non-Muslims hope it will be the reformers. Many Muslims hope it will be the fundamentalists.
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