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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... become nonkin through intense rivalry and erosion of ' aşabîya . The goal is keeping capa- ble people on your side ... becomes a topic in Islamic society's " face- off " with modernization during the nineteenth century . Ibn Khaldun ...
... become familiar with both — the latter in its popularly rendered plural form mujahideen ( from Arabic mujâhidîn ) —primarily due to media coverage of the " war on terror . " That same public is also unknow- ingly familiar with two of ...
Understanding the Islamic Crisis John W. Jandora. becomes entitled to participate in office , deliberative or judicial ... become inseparable from the idea of universal suffrage . The holding of citizens ' rights as synonymous to " Human ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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