From "Islam's Soft Revolution" in Eqypt a la TIME.

It would seem that the revolution is in the direction of Islamic orthodoxy and away from secularism with some modifications in the role of women.
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. ****One can only wonder at the “sentiments aroused by 9/11”. It seems clear that they are Islamic pride, pro-Isama bin Laden, and anti-Western.. Conclusion: Not in American interests.
Lover's Bridge
Couples gather in the evening on Cairo's Qasr el-Nil Bridge. Though there are no chaperones present, there are police, and public dispays of affection are not allowed in general. Couples who retire to a more private park nearby are watched by a man with a whistle. Conclusion: Could be an improvement over American promiscuity and anomie.
Holy Book
Many young Muslim people enjoy text-messaging Koranic verses to one another. Conclusion: Cute and certainly better than sexting in the U.S.
Learning
Magda Amer walks in Haj Ahmed Uthman mosque, where she teaches. By preaching in a mosque, Magda chaleenges 14 centuries of Islamic tradition, which tends to relegate women to small side rooms for prayer and exclude them from leadership roles. Conclusion: not secular but clearly an advance for women's rights.
Veil Shop
Forty years ago Islamic dress was rare in Egypt. Today, more than 80% of the women are estimated to wear the hijab. Conclusion: Strikes an American as retrograde unless it's FREELY chosen by women.
Later this year, a council of Turkish scholars will publish a re-appraisal of some of Islam's most controversial practices. "There is one tradition which says ladies are religiously and rationally not complete and of lesser mind," says a member of the commission, Ismail Hakki Unal of Ankara University. "We think this does not conform with the soul of the Koran. And when we look at the Prophet's behavior toward ladies, we don't think those insulting messages belong to him." ****In Western eyes, Islam has "suffered" from the lack of a Reformation and largely remains mired in the practices and barbarisms of the Seventh century. It seems doubtful that Turkish scholars ( without the clout of Al-Azhar University for Sunnis or Najaf and Qom for Shia) can do much and looking for liberalism in the life of the Prophet appears chimerical. Conclusion: a welcome attempt at modernity and rationalizing Islam with others in the world but likely to have little impact compared to the Wahhabis and bin Laden.****