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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... principles . Rather , ethics emerge from sociopolitical thought as expressed in writings or oral lore , whether in complex or simple messages . The authors of ethics are theo- rists and professors in scholarly forums as well as ...
... 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 with the affairs of man in society , in contrast with ...
... principles of Islam and Shari'a.92 Yet , over the years these efforts tended to reflect not one , but rather two ... principle . The Expansion of Equality under the Tanzimat The proclamation of the Hatt - i Serif of Gulhane of 3 ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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