Peace all,
It was suggested I post this here as there are a number who would like it, from different angles:
http://thegoodgarment.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/a-christmas-nasheed-saba-mahmood-progressive-islam-postcolonialism-and-hajar/It's all about the nature of "progressive" Islam versus "traditional" -- including a summary of Saba Mahmood (a Foucaultian postcolonial theorist) -- and how Sufism allows us to move away from that whole problem (via a concept known as the "Sa'y").
Comments and discussion welcome here or on the blog itself.
Love and Light,
TT