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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... constitution for the beylik was in fact promulgated in 1860 , but it was suspended in 1864 because of various problems . At that point , Khayr al - Din withdrew from official activity and wrote a treatise on government which pointed to ...
Understanding the Islamic Crisis John W. Jandora. The past Ottoman constitutional experience was short - lived . The Sultan suspended the Constitution in 1878 for 30 years and did not prom- ulgate the new electoral law . But the ...
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Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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