Contents

Acknowledgments                                                              vii

One           An Anthropological Excursion into the Muslim World           1

Two           The Struggle within Islam                                                    49

Three         Tribes,Women, and Honor in the Age of Globalization          83

Four           Who Is Defining Islam after 9/11 and Why?                      127

Five           The Clash of Civilizations?                                                 193

Six              Lifting the Veil                                                                 245

Epilogue: The Hope of the World                                        269

Appendix: Analysis of the Questionnaires                            275

Notes                                                                               287

Index                                                                              303