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I NTRODUCTION ............................................................5 D R . Camille Pecastaing, Ph.D. 1. P OLLING THE I SLAMIC W ORLD ..................................9 2. T HE R OOTS OF THE M ODERN I SLAMIC W ORLD ........15 3. W HAT IT M EANS TO B E A M USLIM T ODAY ................29 4. V IEWS ON C ULTURE AND V ALUES ............................43 5. W OMEN AND I SLAM ................................................61 6. V IEWS ON C ONFLICTS IN P ALESTINE AND S YRIA ........71 7. M USLIM V IEWS ON O THER I SSUES ............................87 C HRONOLOGY ..........................................................100 S ERIES G LOSSARY ....................................................104 F URTHER R EADING ..................................................105 I NTERNET R ESOURCES ..............................................106 I NDEX ......................................................................107 C ONTRIBUTORS ........................................................112