Muneer Fareed, associate professor of Islamic studies, comments extensively in a story about democratization and Islamic law, particularly as Iraq's new government begins to forge a national constitution. Fareed says among Muslim immigrants in the West, debates about everyday practice -- such as whether it is permissible to pay interest -- have become very open and wide-ranging, thanks in part to the Internet. He adds that Muslims in the West are also moving toward consideration of more fundamental questions about political structures and economic justice.