In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices
telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of
life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. For
better or worse, "the Muslim question" has become the great
question of our time. It is a question bound up with others--about
freedom of speech, terror, violence, human rights, women's dress,
and sexuality. Above all, it is tied to the possibility of
democracy. In this fearless, original, and surprising book, Anne
Norton demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of
civilizations" between the West and Islam. What is really in
question, she argues, is the West's commitment to its own ideals:
to democracy and the Enlightenment trinity of liberty, equality,
and fraternity. In the most fundamental sense, the Muslim question
is about the values not of Islamic, but of Western,
civilization.
Moving between the United States and Europe, Norton provides a
fresh perspective on iconic controversies, from the Danish cartoon
of Muhammad to the murder of Theo van Gogh. She examines the
arguments of a wide range of thinkers--from John Rawls to Slavoj i
ek. And she describes vivid everyday examples of ordinary Muslims
and non-Muslims who have accepted each other and built a common
life together. Ultimately, Norton provides a new vision of a richer
and more diverse democratic life in the West, one that makes room
for Muslims rather than scapegoating them for the West's own
anxieties."
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