Title: Rock the Casbah
Description: Written by a veteran reporter, this is an up close portrait of the fierce struggle between moderates and extremists taking place within the Islamic world today. Why don't Muslims challenge the violent extremists among them? Well, they do. Here she cites the clerics, comedians, and rappers who challenge al Qaeda violence; the women who are launching liberation movements; and the former jihadists who openly reject violence. These Muslims all want to build a better Islam, on their own, not Western, terms.
Subjects: Politics and government, Islam and politics, Public opinion, Radicalism, Muslims, Social movements, Political activity, New York Times reviewed, Public opinion, islamic countries, Islamic countries, politics and government
Places: Islamic countries
Time periods: 21st century