http://imeb.nmhschool.org/2008/05/04/turkish-schools-offer-pakistan-a-gentler-vision-of-islam/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://imeb.nmhschool.org/2008/05/04/turkish-schools-offer-pakistan-a-gentler-vision-of-islam/#comment-51 Ted Thornton Sun, 04 May 2008 22:36:36 +0000 http://imeb.nmhschool.org/?p=183#comment-51 This is an important article. It underscores many of the forces we have been discussing this semester: the growth of Muslim schools that preach an intolerant and exclusivistic form of Islam, the role of petro-dollars in the financing of such schools, and efforts by such people as the Turkish Muslims highlighted by the article to offer an alternative that encourages accommodation with the West, pluralism, and tolerance. Thanks, Jooyeon, for calling our attention to this piece. This is an important article. It underscores many of the forces we have been discussing this semester: the growth of Muslim schools that preach an intolerant and exclusivistic form of Islam, the role of petro-dollars in the financing of such schools, and efforts by such people as the Turkish Muslims highlighted by the article to offer an alternative that encourages accommodation with the West, pluralism, and tolerance. Thanks, Jooyeon, for calling our attention to this piece.

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