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Religious solutions to political problems by Claude Salhani 29 June 2007

Washington, DC – Some scholars insist that what is happening today in the world – the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the war between the West and al-Qaeda and the acts of terrorism practiced by a very particular, extremist and violent branch of Islam – amounts to a clash of civilisations. Others disagree, arguing instead that the clash is more within Islam itself. There are factors on both sides of the equation leading to tensions between the West and Muslim societies, and I remain convinced that it is worthwhile considering where opportunities lie to address the problems on an intra-Muslim level.

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