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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... heroes of the textbooks range from modern- day Pakistani officers and rankers , who were highly decorated for their deeds , to Khalid ibn al - Walid and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas of the early Islamic conquests . Guidelines for the development ...
... heroes or freedom fighters , mujahideen became , in Western usage , synonymous with villains and extremists . Nonetheless , the meaning within the Islamic world did not change . Moreover , as our second point of interest , the Taliban ...
... Heroes of the Age : Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier ( Berkeley : University of California Press , 1996 ) . Ghadanfar , Mahmoud Ahmad , Commanders of the Muslim Armies ( Riyadh : Dar - as - Salam Publishers , 2001 ) . Hyder ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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