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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... respect to geography but also with respect to defining characteristic . The premodern Islamic world was a set of territorial states whose ruling class derived its legitimacy from advocating the faith of Islam . Now , these ...
... respect for the tribal shaykhs , that is , the men with experience and wisdom . The virtue of tribal life contrasts with the vice of the civilized , urban environment . Urban populations have to be constrained by punitive law or ...
... respect of merit in an individual , class , or group is a key virtue — the loss of that quality is the first indicator of a people's decline . Ibn Khaldun did not expound on this point ; however , it likely reflects the dynamic of trib ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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