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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... present time , but can we still speak of an Islamic civilization ? The latter term clearly had relevance in earlier history when it designated a set of societies with common institutions and practices that originated with the guardians ...
... present time , there is virtually no reason for ideologues to recall the heroism of the ghazis , but their stories ... present conflicts in South Asia . In history , Mahmud was the son of a high - ranking Turkic slave- soldier whose ...
... presents a " roll - call " of martyrs , passing on to " the hunted Anwar Suleih , for whose sake his cub , the hero Tahsin ... present one . Their values contrast with the code of freedom's price and the personal honor of Western heroism ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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