Progressive Islam

A neat article in The Daily Star that discusses the growing movement of progressive Islam in North America. This movement is

a kind of Islamic humanism. Social action and transformation is the movement's defining characteristic. Progressive Muslims oppose racism, Islamophobia, the imposition of class differences, sexism and homophobia. They see their task as giving voice to the voiceless, power to the powerless, and confronting the "powers that be" who disregard God-given human dignity...