The Search for Peace in Times of Chaos—Volume most Muslim societies have become independent nations, and new issues such as oil wealth and relations with the State of Israel have assumed prominence Starting in the twentieth century, Muslim social reformers argued against veiling, seclusion, and other traditional practices such as polygamy, with varying success Certain Islamist groups like the have sought to continue traditional law as applied to women The twentieth century also saw the creation of many new Islamic revivalist movements Groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and ǦǦ in Pakistan advocate a totalistic and theocratic alternative to secular political ideologies In countries like Iran and Afghanistan (under the Taliban), revolutionary movements replaced secular regimes with Islamist states, while transnational groups like Osama bin Laden’s Ǧ a engage in terrorism to further their goals In 2015 and 2016, there was a new develpoment in the fundamentalists groups within Islam There is increasing hatred of the “western ways,” along with horrendous acts of terror in both the US and in Europe The largest group of religious zealots call themselves ISIS ( ) The suicide bombers in the west and slaughtering of Christians, in addition to the brutal destruction of priceless ancient ruins, has brought Islam into full view of the world Millions of Chrisitian refugees have started to seek refuge in other countries But because ISIS is putting people in posing as refugees, there has been much contoversy over accepting these people in need In contrast, liberal Islam is a movement that attempts to reconcile religious tradition with modern norms of secular governance and human rights Every year in northern India, Muslims gather in Ajmer for the Urs festival to remember the death of Moinuddin Chishti, a Sufi Islamic cleric and scholar In 2015, around seventy thousand clerics who attended issued a fatwa condemning terrorism It was decided that a fatwa should be passed at the Urs this year, so the message went out loud and clear that the Muslim community condemns terrorism.9 According to Adherents.com, all sects of Islam combined have a total membership of 1.8 billion worldwide A note of interest: there are fourteen countries in Africa and the Middle East that are 95 percent Muslim ~ 97 ~ ... In 201 5 and 201 6, there was a new develpoment in the fundamentalists groups within Islam There is increasing hatred of the “western ways,” along with horrendous acts of terror in both the US and. .. governance and human rights Every year in northern India, Muslims gather in Ajmer for the Urs festival to remember the death of Moinuddin Chishti, a Sufi Islamic cleric and scholar In 201 5, around... suicide bombers in the west and slaughtering of Christians, in addition to the brutal destruction of priceless ancient ruins, has brought Islam into full view of the world Millions of Chrisitian