Examine the section of “Working with Evidence” entitled “Contending for Islam.” Write a 700-900 word essay based on any three of the four document excerpts in that section, addressing one of the following question-clusters:
What are the core concerns that divide these authors? What historical circumstances might help to account for the very different understandings of Islam that are reflected in these documents?
How do you think Kemal Ataturk would have responded to later Islamic modernists such as Skeikh Kabir and/or Saira Kham?
Your thesis statement should reflect the question-cluster you have chosen.he thesis statement is highlighted in bold or italicized lettering.
The text is Robert W. Strayer, Ways of the World: A Brief Global History, with Sources, Vol. 2, 3rd edition, 2016. (MacMillan Higher Education). ISBN: 978-1-319-01842-9
