Fouad Ajami on Moderate Islam

Published March 2, 2021

Although some say that there is no moderate form of Islam, Fouad Ajami believed that the battle to wrest Islam away from extremism is not yet lost. While radical Islamists have tried to hijack the faith, some, including Saudi jurists, are beginning to understand that the drift toward radicalism is a menace to Muslims around the world.

Additional Resources:

• Watch the Uncommon Knowledge podcast episode “The United States and the Middle East,” with Fouad Ajami. Available here.
• Read “The Saudi Riddle,” an excerpt from Fouad Ajami’s book Crosswinds: The Way of Saudi Arabia. Available here.
• Read about Crosswinds: The Way of Saudi Arabia, by Fouad Ajami. Available here.
• Read “‘Crosswinds’ Review: Middle East Balancing Act,” by Martin Peretz via the Wall Street Journal. Available here.
• Watch “Peter Robinson Remembers Fouad Ajami” on Uncommon Knowledge. Available here.
• Read “In This Arab Time: The Pursuit of Deliverance,” by Fouad Ajami. Available here.