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Article: Moderate Voices in Arab World.
- Article from:
- Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Summary: Where are the moderate voices from the Arab world?o This common lament often leads to nostalgic evocations of the Golden Age of Islam. US President Barack Obama recently harked back to this period of Islamic enlightenment, innovation and tolerance in his June 2009 Cairo speech, in which he attempted to redefine the relationship between Muslims and the United States.
Actually, there is no need to reach back a 1,000 years to find Muslim advocates for tolerance and moderation. Amongst the many examples of this is in the realm of Arabic literature. The Arab world is rich in literature--including a surge of new novels and non-fiction--that examines all ...