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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... traditional and the modern . Where modern ways have been adopted , regardless of effectiveness , traditional ways no longer prevail . However , the changes and reactions have yet to indicate trend toward civilizational renewal . So we ...
... traditional moral code . To rally support , they evoke the traditional hero lore intact . Usama bin Ladin appeals to the deeds of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib , ' Abd al - Rahman ibn ' Awf , and ' Asim ibn Thabit , all of them com- panions of ...
... traditional religious ethos assimilation of secular ways of thinking and acting by accommodating the traditional religious ethos • Islamic Modernism • Islamic Activism renewal of the religious Modernization and Authenticity : Critique ...
Contents
Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
Copyright | |
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