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Aired: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 8-9PM ET
Since 9-11, America's and the word's focus has been on the fight against terrorism. But there's been another global battle going on -- this one inside Islam itself.
It's a conflict between vastly different interpretations of Islam, of its roots, its future, the depth of influence the religion should have on daily Muslim life. It's a profound battle between radical, traditional Islam and progressive, reform-minded Islam.
Religious scholar Reza Aslan calls this battle the "Islamic Reformation". So far, like the Christian reformation centuries ago, it's been violent and bloody and it has spread beyond the borders of the Muslim world.
Hear a conversation with Aslan about the internal Islamic struggle that is unfolding as the U.S. fights its war on terror.
| · | Reza Aslan, author of "No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam" | | · | Fawaz Gerges, professor of International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College, author of "America and Political Islam: Clash of Interests or Clash of Cultures?" and the forthcoming, "The Far Enemy: How and Why Jihad Went Global" |
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Cheney's Big Win |
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A federal appeals court ruled that the Vice-President does not have to disclose details of how White House energy policy was shaped in the early days of President Bush's first term.
The lawsuit was filed by the Sierra Club and watchdog group Judicial Watch. They charged that oil company executives that the Vice-President consulted were de facto members of his 2001 National Energy Policy Development Group and that their identities were subject to disclosure.
David Stout, Washington correspondent for The New York Times, gives perspective on today's ruling.
| · | David Stout, Washington correspondent The New York Times |
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