Engaging The Muslim World

Author : Juan Cole
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230620575

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With clarity and concision, Juan Cole disentangles the key foreign policy issues that America is grappling with today--from our dependence on Middle East petroleum to the promotion of Islamophobia by the American right--and delivers his informed advice on the best way forward. Cole's unique ability to take the true Muslim perspective into account when looking at East-West relations make his insights well-rounded and prescient as he suggests a course of action on fundamental issues like religion, oil, war and peace. With substantive recommendations for the next administration on how to move forward in key countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, Engaging the Muslim World reveals how we can repair the damage of the disastrous foreign policy of the last eight years and forge ahead on a path of peace and prosperity. Cole argues: * Al-Qaeda is not a mass movement like fascism or communism but rather a small political cult like the American far right circles that produced Timothy McVeigh. * The Muslim world is not a new Soviet Bloc but rather is full of close allies or potential allies. * There can be no such thing as American energy independence, we will need Islamic oil to survive as a superpower into the next century. * Iran is not an implacable enemy of the U.S.--it can and should be fruitfully engaged, which is a necessary step for American energy security since Tehran can play the spoiler in the strategic Persian Gulf. * America's best hope in Iraq is careful, deliberate military disengagement, rather than either through immediate withdrawal or a century-long military presence--in other words, both the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates are wrong.

Author : Juan Cole
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0230102751

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Engaging the Muslim World by Juan Cole Pdf

With clarity and concision, Juan Cole disentangles the key foreign policy issues that America is grappling with today--from our dependence on Middle East petroleum to the promotion of Islamophobia by the American right--and delivers his informed advice on the best way forward. Cole's unique ability to take the true Muslim perspective into account when looking at East-West relations make his insights well-rounded and prescient as he suggests a course of action on fundamental issues like religion, oil, war and peace. With substantive recommendations for the next administration on how to move forward in key countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, Engaging the Muslim World reveals how we can repair the damage of the disastrous foreign policy of the last eight years and forge ahead on a path of peace and prosperity. Cole argues: * Al-Qaeda is not a mass movement like fascism or communism but rather a small political cult like the American far right circles that produced Timothy McVeigh. * The Muslim world is not a new Soviet Bloc but rather is full of close allies or potential allies. * There can be no such thing as American energy independence, we will need Islamic oil to survive as a superpower into the next century. * Iran is not an implacable enemy of the U.S.--it can and should be fruitfully engaged, which is a necessary step for American energy security since Tehran can play the spoiler in the strategic Persian Gulf. * America's best hope in Iraq is careful, deliberate military disengagement, rather than either through immediate withdrawal or a century-long military presence--in other words, both the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates are wrong.

Author : Juan Cole
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0230607543

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Engaging the Muslim World by Juan Cole Pdf

Western society is suffering from Islam Anxiety—the product of fear-mongering and misinformation. There is a desperate need to debunk the myths concerning Islam in order to improve the political and ideological understanding between Muslim countries and their Western counterparts. Juan Cole, already celebrated for his rejection of stereotypes and his insistence on taking all perspectives into account, carefully sorts through and addresses all the major issues in Western - Muslim relations, including: terrorism, gas and petroleum dependence on the volatile Oil Gulf, the uncertainties of the Iraq War, and the little-understood regimes in Iran and Saudi Arabia. With clear-eyed determination, Cole separates spin from fact, providing substantive recommendations for the next administration on how to engage with key countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. Finally, Cole reveals how we can repair the damage of the disastrous foreign policy of the last eight years and forge ahead on a path of peace and prosperity.

Author : William A. Rugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122712487

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Engaging the Arab & Islamic Worlds Through Public Diplomacy by William A. Rugh Pdf

Author : Georges Houssney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 0983048509

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Engaging Islam by Georges Houssney Pdf

Author : Ousseina D. Alidou
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299212131

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Engaging Modernity by Ousseina D. Alidou Pdf

Seizing the space opened by the early 1990s democratization movement, Muslim women are carving an active, influential, but often-overlooked role for themselves during a time of great change. Engaging Modernity provides a compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confronted the challenges and opportunities of the late twentieth century. Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork—including a wealth of interviews—Ousseina Alidou’s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and linguistic analysis, this is a multilayered vision of political Islam, education, popular culture, and war and its aftermath. Alidou offers a gripping look at one of the Muslim world’s most powerful untold stories. Runner-up, Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize, Women’s Caucus of the African Studies Association, 2007

Author : Cemil Aydin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674050372

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The Idea of the Muslim World by Cemil Aydin Pdf

“Superb... A tour de force.” —Ebrahim Moosa “Provocative... Aydin ranges over the centuries to show the relative novelty of the idea of a Muslim world and the relentless efforts to exploit that idea for political ends.” —Washington Post When President Obama visited Cairo to address Muslims worldwide, he followed in the footsteps of countless politicians who have taken the existence of a unified global Muslim community for granted. But as Cemil Aydin explains in this provocative history, it is a misconception to think that the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims constitute a single entity. How did this belief arise, and why is it so widespread? The Idea of the Muslim World considers its origins and reveals the consequences of its enduring allure. “Much of today’s media commentary traces current trouble in the Middle East back to the emergence of ‘artificial’ nation states after the fall of the Ottoman Empire... According to this narrative...today’s unrest is simply a belated product of that mistake. The Idea of the Muslim World is a bracing rebuke to such simplistic conclusions.” —Times Literary Supplement “It is here that Aydin’s book proves so valuable: by revealing how the racial, civilizational, and political biases that emerged in the nineteenth century shape contemporary visions of the Muslim world.” —Foreign Affairs

Author : Emile Nakhleh
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691135250

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A Necessary Engagement by Emile Nakhleh Pdf

Describes the rise of political Islam and Islamic radicalism, and the failures--some politically motivated--of American attempts to confront the Muslim world chiefly in terms of terrorism, and suggests ways to switch to a more diplomatic focus.

Author : Martin Nguyen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781538115015

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Modern Muslim Theology by Martin Nguyen Pdf

With this, Martin Nguyen aims to bring Muslim theology into the present day. Modern Muslim Theology argues that theology is a creative process, rather than a purely academic pursuit, and discusses how the Islamic tradition can help contemporary practitioners negotiate their relationships with God, with one another, and with the rest of creation.

Author : Emile Nakhleh
Publisher : Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9789948142287

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A Necessary Engagement by Emile Nakhleh Pdf

This lecture focuses on the need for the United States – and other Western countries – to understand the political, social, and ideological trends that have emerged in the Muslim world in recent years, and on the necessity of engaging Muslim communities worldwide. The Obama administration is moving in this direction, as evidenced by President Obama’s Cairo speech of June 4, 2009, and his other statements and media interviews regarding the Muslim world. This lecture is based on my academic research over the years, and my work for the US government from 1990 to 2006. It draws heavily on my two recent publications, and on the numerous visits I have made to more than thirty Muslim counties in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central, South and Southeast Asia and the Balkans, as well as to several European countries that have Muslim populations. These visits have afforded me the opportunity to engage hundreds of Muslims – thinkers, writers, activists, journalists, politicians, clerics, non-governmental organization (NGO) workers, “jihadists,” liberals, radicals, Sunnis, Shia, and Sufis – in conversations on current developments in the Islamic world and how they view their relations with the outside world, including with the United States. My interviews gave me a clear impression that Muslims – especially those of the well-educated and professional middle classes – throughout most of the present decade have grown increasingly troubled by present relations between the United States and the Islamic world, and even more concerned about the future of these important relations.

Author : Mike Kuhn
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830858958

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Fresh Vision for the Muslim World by Mike Kuhn Pdf

After living for more than two decades in the Middle East, pastor, author and college Arabic instructor Mike Kuhn wonders if there can be a fresh vision for the Muslim world—one not rooted in media lies or personal fears but in the values of Christ's kingdom. Is the only option to fight, to eradicate, to judge? Or can the mindset of confrontation give way to one of incarnation? In Fresh Vision for the Muslim World, Kuhn challenges readers to love the Muslims down the street and across the world with the love of Christ. Kuhn's vast experience and research show readers that Muslims today have the same hopes and spiritual needs as any of us. With practical suggestions, Kuhn helps readers leave the path of isolation, fear and self-preservation and choose a less-traveled road: a path of self-awareness, empathy, and deep listening. Choosing the latter path is radical. It is difficult. And it is a step toward seeing Jesus Christ receive his rightful place of honor among a people longing to know him.

Author : Baudouin Dupret
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108845212

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Positive Law from the Muslim World by Baudouin Dupret Pdf

Dupret explores how the concept of positive law operated in the Muslim world.

Author : H. Rane,J. Ewart,John Martinkus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137334831

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Media Framing of the Muslim World by H. Rane,J. Ewart,John Martinkus Pdf

Media Framing of the Muslim World examines and explains how news about Islam and the Muslim world is produced and consumed, and how it impacts on relations between Islam and the West. The authors cover key issues in this relationship including the reporting on war and conflict, terrorism, asylum seekers and the Arab Spring.

Author : Avital Livny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108485524

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Trust and the Islamic Advantage by Avital Livny Pdf

This cutting-edge analysis of Islamic politics and economics shows how Islam builds trust in communities and serves as a collective identity.

Author : Dilip Hiro
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190050337

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Cold War in the Islamic World by Dilip Hiro Pdf

For four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold War between Riyadh and Tehran lie the Sunni-Shia divide, and the two countries' intertwined histories. Saudis see this as a conflict between Sunni and Shia; Iran's ruling clerics view it as one between their own Islamic Republic and an illegitimate monarchy. This foundational schism has played out in a geopolitical competition for dominance in the region: Iran has expanded its influence in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, while Saudi Arabia's hyperactive crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman, has intervened in Yemen, isolated Qatar and destabilized Lebanon. Dilip Hiro examines the toxic rivalry between the two countries, tracing its roots and asking whether this Islamic Cold War is likely to end any time soon.