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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... fact that a stateless person is not a citizen.13 Today , the international com- munity recognises the former's " Human Rights , " but only a state can bestow on him citizenship . And while the legal bond of " nationality " con- veys the ...
... fact that it lacks " such system as ' Droit administratif ' to provide a real remedy against the abuse of individual rights by government bodies . " 50 But such an approach to the subject from " too narrow an angle that of penal law ...
... fact that they were taking place at a moment of great changes in Europe and of intense ideological and politi- cal debates marked by the French revolution of 1789 and its ideas . As a matter of fact , with the movement of goods and ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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