States Without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic CrisisTerrorist attacks on America and its allies and persistent violence in the Islamic world point to a crisis in Islamic society, which States without Citizens attributes to an unfulfilled quest for an Islamic renaissance. The Islamic states, whose borders were arbitrarily imposed by Western states, are beset by pervasive socioeconomic problems—authoritarian rule, economic inequities, educational shortcomings, development project failures, sexual frustration—that are being exploited by radical Islamists. Native attempts to modernize Islamic society by adopting Western ways have repeatedly foundered because they have sought to replicate the trappings of state power while neglecting their foundation in civic ethics. To mitigate the violence engendered by the Islamic crisis, the author recommends that culturally authentic institutions must be created that will instill a civic ethics of common cause and public service. |
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... Baghdad . The daily experiences there were much the same as those I had twenty years earlier in Riyadh . Long - term success is hindered for want of native ver- sions of " public interest " and " civic service . " There is no regret on ...
... - ing the readability of the text . Algiers AFRICA EUROPE Vienna Tripoli Istanbul Cairo Baghdad Damascus Ottoman Empire , 18th century ARABIA ASIA HISTORIC SHIFT IN POWER 1500s Century Trend 1529 1600s Century Introduction XV.
... Baghdad as Senior Advisor in an Iraqi national security project and served as Senior Advisor to the military and technical schools of the Saudi Arabian National Guard . He is the author of Militarism in Arab Society : An ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
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