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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... a just — that is , Islamic - form of rule . The mission starts with a kin group , or ethnic " nation , " as this is the context of the divine - human relation . The Qur'an reads as follows : " Indeed , We sent forth among every nation a ...
... a prerequisite for salvation , so equity is a pervasive theme of Qur'anic teaching . The revelation is replete with admonitions concerning the treatment of widows , orphans , poor people , petitioners , asylum seekers , and so forth ...
... An Introduction to History , 3 vols . ( New York : Pantheon Books , 1958 ) , and N. J. Dawood's abridged edition ... Qur'an are extracted or adapted from A. J. Arberry , The Koran Interpreted ( London : Allen & Unwin ; New York ...
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Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
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