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Journey Into Islam

July 9, 2011

Akbar Ahmed, author of Journey Into Islam The Crisis of Globalization

When one Professor and four American students set off on a journey through nine Islamic countries the results are catalytic. Through encounters with representatives of Islam's three major strands – Traditionalist, mystical and modernizing – the group gains a keen understanding of the currents swirling through the Islamic world today. Surprising findings include the disarray of the modernists and the interest some fundamentalists take in East-West dialogue. Author Akbar Ahmed explains.

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Akbar Ahmed

Akbar Ahmed

Global Fellow;
Professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University; Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland
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