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Principles of the Wahhabi Sect

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Building Mosques, Importing Jihad

Puritanical Arab Wahhabists are trying to wrest control of Chechens' Sufi Islam. Will they succeed?

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Fundamentalist Wahhabism Comes to U.S.

The trajectory of the Puritans, from militant faith to melting-pot tolerance?

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Saudi Government Questions its Wahhabi Roots

Saudi Arabia has practiced a strict Wahhabi form of Islam for centuries, but Islamic extremism has led to religious questioning.

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Blind Faith

How reliable is the president's Islam adviser?

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Searching for an Inclusive Islam

Eight years after "Muslim bad girl" Asra Nomani began her battle with her Morgantown, West Virginia mosque for women's equality, she wonders when her dream for an inclusive Islam will be realized. For Nomani, the struggle continues.

Related Topics: Islam, Islamic Extremism, Faiths & Practices, American Muslim, American Muslims, Mohammed, Mosque, Muslim, Muslim American

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With Shrine Keepers Like These...

The Wahhabis keep tearing down Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia.

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Why the Tariq Ramadan Controversy Matters

Philosopher and academic is an Islamist radical disguised as a moderate and should not be let into the U.S.

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In the Crosshairs: Moderate Muslims

Targeting 'infidels' is nothing new for Muslim extremists, but now radicals have a new enemy: moderate Muslims.

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Our Islamic Fine-Tuning Project

A major public conversation among American Muslims has emerged since September 11: Is there room for progressive Islam?

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