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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... freedom and those who love freedom . President Bush used forms of the word " free " over thirty times to argue for staying the course in attempts to bring freedom to Iraq . His speech also included allusions to liberty . Half a year ...
... freedom really means and whether an intervening military force can bestow the rights of citizens where no real concept of free citizenry exists ? Such questioning was unlikely ; American educational processes , whether formal or ...
... freedom to contribute to a better society . The reality , however , has been freedom to retaliate : to exact revenge for injuries or injustices . This circumstance sug- gests that although words and institutions have been invoked , the ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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