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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... caliph of the Abbasid dynasty , who directed numerous military campaigns against the Byzantines in Anatolia . He became renowned for his quick and compelling military action against the emperor Nicephorus , who had peremptorily ...
... Caliph bestowed on him honorific titles ; he himself assumed the title of ghazi . In the present day , Mahmud is commemorated in the national his- tory of Afghanistan and Pakistan as a great mujahid and sponsor of cul- ture and is also ...
... caliph / caliphate , which had religious authority as well . The demise of the effective political power of the caliphate gave rise to the institution of sultanate . Further Reading CHAPTER 1 : STATES WITHOUT " CITIZENS " Glossary of ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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