Books in Review: Misreading Muslim History

This article makes a case of the basic distinction between Islam and Islamism and presents three central arguments: 1. through religious reforms and a rethinking of the Islamic doctrine, the…

Change may be caused more by the frailty of the regime than the strength of the opposition, but in such cases the outcome is often less democratic.

In most Arab countries, Islamist groups are the only ones with the popular support needed to win free and fair elections. Yet Islamist parties have shown an ambivalence about and…