Islamism, Ramadan and Qaradawi: why Paul Berman is wrong

In The Flight of the Intellectuals, Paul Berman argues that it is not violent Islamists who pose the greatest danger to liberal societies in the West but rather their so-called moderate cousins, such as Tariq Ramadan.

Such a reading of contemporary Islamism, however, misses the many nuances of the movement and the real battles between reformers and Salafists.

The ever-excellent Marc Lynch takes on Berman over Islamism, Tariq Ramadan and Qaradawi.

Foreign Affairs, July-August 2010