Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle over Islam Is Reshaping the World

Nov 4, 2016

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Highlights

Many liberals hope that Islam will follow the same trajectory as Christianity and the West: a reformation and eventually secularization. But we should beware of assuming that all societies will follow the same path, says Shadi Hamid. Indeed, he has come to the reluctant conclusion that Islam will be resistant to secularization for a long time to come.

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