Length of Paper: 750 words/answer
Compare and contrast the positions of modernist and fundamentalist discourses of Islam on two (2) of issues given below. Draw primarily on the texts discussed in class (Modernist and Fundamentalist Debates in Islam). You can choose one representative from each camp and compare their respective positions (i.e. Ahmad Khan’s position on women vs. Mutahhari’s position). You DO NOT have to conclude which side is right or wrong. Rather, focus on the logic of the particular argument and observe the differences. Feel free to use quotations from the texts but make sure that your essay does not end up being a string of quotations.
