THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

III.major ideological divisionswithin islamTRADITIONAL ISLAM(96% OF THE WORLD’S MUSLIMS)Also known as Orthodox Islam, this ideology is not politicized and is largelybased on scholarly consensus of correct opinion—thus including the Sunni,Shi’a, and Ibadi branches of practice (and their subgroups) within the fold ofIslam, and not groups such as the Druze or the Ahmadiyya, among others.ISLAMIC MODERNISM(1% OF THE WORLD’S MUSLIMS)Emerging from 19th century Ottoman Turkey and Egypt, this subdivisioncontextualized Islamic ideology for the times—emphasizing the need forreligion to evolve with Western social advances.ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM(3% OF THE WORLD’S MUSLIMS)This is a highly politicized religious ideology popularized in the 20th centurythrough movements within both the Shi’a and Sunni branches of Islam—characterized by aggressiveness and a reformist attitude toward traditionalIslam.17