I went into the discussion "Who Speaks for Islam?" assuming that it would be an informative but relatively tame chat between two like-minded people. The speakers listed on the program--Irshad Manji and Dalia Mogahed--were both women intellectuals raised and educated in the West; based on their bios, it was hard to imagine either one of them advocating anything but a modern, democratic approach to the Muslim faith.

Full story: aspenideas.theatlantic.com