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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... question derives from the phenomenon of nationalism , which , one should note , is uniquely Western . Nationalism is the outcome of three developments : an indigenous pop- ulace wresting political and economic dominance away from an ...
... question becomes : How were the authors and teachers of ethics involved in the modernization efforts in Islamic societies , if at all ? There was certainly ample attention given to the necessity for educa- tional reform . As in other ...
... question . In both works the focus on man in his real social condition is reflected in the attention to customs and habits and the detailed surveys of arts , crafts , and commerce . Regarding cyclic change , both works posit four- phase ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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