This is a new term used to describe the neo-cons ongoing attempt to define moderation, identify Muslim moderatesӔ who fit their definition, and then use them in a religion buildingӔ effort. The term appears to have been coined by Jim Lobe in his article “Neocons Seek Islamic Reform”.
RELIGION BUILDING
compiled by Sheila Musaji
updated 3/28/07
A Battle Plan Against Radical Islam http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/001471.php
see also our Research Topic AMERICA’S IMAGE http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2003nov_comments.php?id=688_0_23_0_C
America’s New Civilizing Mission, M. Shahid Alam http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2005jan_comments.php?id=579_0_31_0_C
Be Muslim, But Only in Moderation Be Muslim, But Only in Moderation, Yasmin Mogahed http://www.amperspective.com/html/be_muslim.html
Blaming Islam, EXAMINING THE RELIGION BUILDING ENTERPRISE, Dr. Louay Safi http://lsinsight.org/articles/Current/ReligionBuilding.htm
Bridging the Dangerous Gap Between the West and the Muslim World, Paul Wolfowitz http://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/2002/s20020503-depsecdef.html
CENTER ON ISLAMIC PLURALISM
- Center on Islamic Pluralism http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/434
- Islamic Progress Institute http://www.sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Islamic_Progress_Institute
- Neocons Seek Islamic Reformation, Jim Lobe http://www.antiwar.com/lobe/?articleid=2273
- Pipes Forming Islamic Institute http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040407-043618-6537r
Changing Islam?, Abdus Sattar Ghazali http://www.ummah.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=52774
Civil Democratic Islam (Rand Study), Cheryl Benard http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1716/
see also our research topic CLASH OR DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/research_comments.php?id=414_0_23_0_C for a collection of articles on this topic
Crisis in Islam, Fred Hutchinson http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/hutchison/040505
see also our Research Topic CULTURE & PERCEPTIONS http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/research_comments.php?id=460_0_23_0_C
Culture Wars: Good Muslim, Bad Muslim, Zaynab Ali http://www.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=2263
Daniel Pipes, the New Voice of Moderate Islam?, Sheila Musaji http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2004march_comments.php?id=411_0_26_0_C
Demonizing Moderate Muslims, Hassan Zillur Rahim http://alternet.org/rights/19991/
Destroying and Rebuilding Islam in the Image of the West, Yusuf Progler http://www.muslimedia.com/archives/features99/dest-west.htm
Do You Believe in Modernity, Daniel Pipes http://www.danielpipes.org/article/1322
Eradication, Not Reformation, Ali Sina http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/sina40911.htm
Fixing Islam, Daniel Pipes http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCommentary.asp?Page=%5CCommentary%5Carchive%5C200404%5CCOM20040406a.html
France Seeks to Foster Modern, Western Oriented Islam http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050419-111021-4732r
From Nation Building to Religion Building, Jim Lobe http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=23221
Hearts, Minds, and Dollars (In an Unseen Front in the War on Terrorism, America is Spending Millions...To Change the Very Face of Islam), David E. Kaplan http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050425/25roots.htm
Helping the Enemy of My Enemy http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050425/25roots.b2.htm
How To Deal With Islam and Muslims http://www.iviews.com/Articles/articles.asp?ref=IV0404-2283
How Rocket Scientists Got Into the Hearts and Minds Game http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050425/25roots.b1.htm
Identifying Muslim Moderates, Daniel Pipes http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1103/pipes_2003_11_25.php3
Identifying Christian Moderates http://shock-awe.info/archive/001195.php
see also our Research Topic IMAGE OF MUSLIMS AND ISLAM http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2003nov_comments.php?id=699_0_23_0_C
Islamic Progress Institute http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Islamic_Progress_Institute
see also our research topic LABELS -Moderate-Liberal-Secular-Progressive-Fundamentalist-Militant-Reconstructionist-Wahabi-Salafi http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/research_comments.php?id=409_0_23_0_C for a collection of articles on this topic
Leaking Pipes: Daniel Misses the Point Again http://www.muslimwakeup.com/archives/000709.php
Looking for Good Muslims, Ahmed Nassef http://www.muslimwakeup.com/mainarchive/000708.php#more
see also our Research Topic MEDIA http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/research_comments.php?id=418_0_23_0_C
Mission: Reforming Islam, Abid ullah Jan http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/6345/
MWU Starts New Jewish Organization: Moderate Jews Invited http://www.muslimwakeup.com/archives/000703.php
Myth of Moderation, Abid Ulla Jan http://icssa.org/Mythofmoderates.htm
Neocons Seek Islamic Reform, Jim Lobe http://www.antiwar.com/lobe/?articleid=2273
No Need to Rebuild Islam - Understand It, Siraj Mufti http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/opinion/33237.php
On Dissent and Reform, Fayyazi Sarwan http://www.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=1695
Pipes Forming Islamic Institute, Anwar Iqbal http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040407-043618-6537r
Progressive Muslims Call for Abandoning Religion in Order to Survive, Robert D. Crane
http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2005jan_comments.php?id=577_0_31_0_C
RAND CORPORATION
- Rand Corporations Ungracious Strategy, Javed Akhter http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2004march_comments.php?id=439_0_26_0_C
- Rand Corp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_RAND
- New Rand study suggests exploiting Sunni, Shiite and Arab, non-Arab divides to promote the US policy objectives in the Muslim world, By Abdus Sattar Ghazali http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2005jan_comments.php?id=568_0_31_0_C
- New Rand Report Urges Cold War Tactics for Muslims http://rand.org/news/press.07/03.26.html 3/28/07
Reform According to Islam http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A27D1C86-9761-404D-BB04-A55CB58305EC.htm
The Reform Islam Needs, James Wilson http://www.city-journal.org/html/12_4_the_reform_islam.html
Reformation From Without http://www.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=3667
Reforming Islam (blog) http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/archives/007474.html
and http://blog.lewrockwell.com/lewrw/archives/004162.html
Reforming Islam, Or Reforming Muslims, M. El Masry http://muslim-canada.org/elmas_reform.html
Reforming Islam Is As Necessary as Reforming Iraq, Daniel Pipes http://hnn.us/roundup/comments/4508.html
Reforming Islam, A Tortuous Path http://www.gees.org/english/pdf/1173/
Religion Building, U.S. Policy Towards Islam, Ibrahim abu ishaq http://www.missionislam.com/conissues/uspolicyislam.htm
Secular Muslims Conference - Reforming Islam, pro and con http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032207/opl_8647594.shtml - The Great Pretenders of the Secular Islam Conference http://www.altmuslim.com/perm.php?id=1883_0_25_0_M - The Intelligence Summit and theSecular Islam Summit are affiliated http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/06/Southpinellas/Intelligence_conferen.shtml - Conference draws criticism http://groups.msn.com/MiddleEastAbrahamicForum/news.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=81916&LastModified=4675613198459620345 - The secular Islam summit, Svend White http://akramsrazor.typepad.com/islam_america/2007/03/new_from_monty_.html - Secular Islam Summit, Ali Eteraz http://eteraz.org/story/2007/3/6/11057/42593 - Secular Islam Summit, Mike Ghouse http://mikeghouse.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/02/secular-islam-summit.htm - Secular Islam Summit, CAIR http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=43477&theType=NB#’This%20is%20not%20a%20mainstream%20conference
Should Muslim Americans Be Afraid?, Sheila Musaji http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/2005jan_comments.php?id=551_0_31_0_C
U.S. From Nation Building to Religion Building, Jim Lobe http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FD09Ak04.html
What Muslims Need is Political, Not Religious Reform, Amir Taheri http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/10985
RESOURCES (collections of articles and references)
Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism
- Part I Fatwas
- Part II Statements by Organizations
- Part III Statements and Articles by Individuals
- Part IV A Few Quotes
- Part V The Muslim Majority Who Don’t Get Publicity
- Selective Hearing of Muslim Voices Against Extremism
- Sunni Shia Resource - collection of articles
ISLAMOPHOBIA
- Polls, statistics, and surveys relating to Islam and Muslims - updated 3/18/07
- Resources for Responses to Islamophobia and Allegations Against Islam and Muslims - updated 3/10/07
- Claim That All Terrorists are Muslims Ignores History - updated 3/25/07
- Alarming Statements 1 - 2000 and before
- Alarming Statements 2 - 2001-2005
- Alarming Statements 3 - 2006-2007 - updated 3/23/07
- Prejudice, Racist, or Violent Incidents at MOSQUES - updated 3/22/07
- Incidents, hate crimes
- MEDIA, Propoganda & Perception - updated 2/15/07
- Cleared, falsely accused, not guilty, innocent - updated 3/23/07
GENERAL RESOURCES
- American Muslim Community - Authority, Leadership, Community building
- America’s Image (How Others See Us)
- Art, Architecture, Muslic, Calligraphy, Poetry
- Civil Rights and the Patriot Act
- Clash/Dialogue of Civilizations - Orientalism
- Democracy and Political Order
- Debates
- Double Standards, Corruption, and Secrecy - updated 3/24/07
- Educating About Islam
- Environment and Ecology in Islam
- Evangelizing Muslims and Jews, the New Crusade
- Freedom of Thought, IJTIHAD, Interpretation, IJMA, Islamization of Knowledge
- Globalization
- Gender Issues
- Greater Middle East Initiative
- Hirabah - Jihad - Terrorism - Violence - Just War - Crusades
- Humor and Satire
- In Memorium
- Iraq War
- Islam in America
- Interfaith Dialogue Issues
- Justice (Social & Economic) and Human Rights
- LABELS -Moderate-Liberal-Secular-Progressive-Fundamentalist-Militant-Reconstructionist-Wahabi-Salafi
- Minorities, Multiculturalism, Pluralism, Diversity, MUSLIM MINORITY COMMUNITIES
- Neo-Cons, Right Wing
- Oil and Politics - updated 3/24/07
- Palestine and Israel
- Qur’an and Hadith
- Resources for New Muslims - NEW 3/23/07
- Rumors, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Hoaxes
- Religion Building updated 3/28/07
- Religious Extremism, Religious Right
- Refugees
- Religious Heroism, the Real Jihad
- Separation of Church and State
- Secularism - Modernity - Nationalism
- Shariah, Fiqh, Islamic Law
- Spirituality - Spiritual Worldview - Philosophy - Sufism
- War on Terror