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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... Early Decades Mid- Century Later Decades 1900s 1907 Early Decades Napoleon's invasion of Egypt further demonstrates the vulnerability of the Islamic heartland . The Ottoman regime loses territory ( 1 ) in the Danube Basin and the ...
... early modern times , when most of the people of a given society were not full citizens . They were excluded for not meeting the qualifications of gen- der , patrimony , property , length of residence , and free status , ( as in the case ...
... early phase of humanism manifested a number of core principles.1 The foundational principle of early humanism was " Classicism , " the avid study and use of Classical works - the writings of the Ancient Greeks and Romans - which dealt ...
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Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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