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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... Muslim world , " but it consists of countries with a Muslim majority population as well as of Muslim minori- ties in other countries . The present study is restricted to the Muslim majority countries extending from West Africa to South ...
... Muslim , do not mind how I am killed , for my death is for Allah's sake . " 4 As for ' Asim ibn Thabit , he was the leader of the Muslim patrol engaged at Rajî ' . He fought to his death rather than surrender to pagans . Within a decade ...
... Muslim Ethics ( London : S.P.C.K. , 1953 ) . Fakhry , M. , Ethical Theories in Islam ( Leiden : E. J. Brill , 1991 , 2nd ed . 1994 ) . Ghazali , Muhammad , Muslim's Character ( An American - English Translation of Muhammad al ...
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Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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