Islam's Soft Revolution, Led by Cairo Women

A woman reads a Koran in Cairo.
Olivia Arthur / Magnum for TIME

Vibrantly Islamic
Many young Muslims today, born after the Iranian revolution but subject to the sentiments aroused by 9/11, have worked to forge an identity that is pious yet compatible with modern global trends.

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