A comparative look at both the sunni and shi’i side of this response

A comparative look at both the Sunni and Shi’i side of this response to modernity is also a possible topic. If you take that rout, make sure to have a good grasp of the cultural, intellectual differences between the two sets of ideas you are comparing. But also remember that a comparison is not necessarily a process of locating differences. There may very well be common threads across this literature in both traditions that you want to highlight.”