In over a dozen face-to-face encounters with hidden elite of the MUSLIM world, the author reveals extremes in opinion, providing a personal glimpse of the kind of people influencing the development of Islamic thought.

Adopting traditional dress to gain access to a range of Islamic leaders nor m ally off-limits to Westerners, Davis sheds new light on our view of the Islamic world.so important at this time! While these men and women possess religious principles and moral (!) leadership, the y also express alarming sentiments