Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? Why have the opponents of innovation found their message so resonant with ordinary Muslims? Featuring essays by a multi…
"Exploring the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world responding to massive social change, this study presents a crucial and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global capitalist modernity, an interaction which reshaped the Middle East over the co…
"Exploring the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world responding to massive social change, this study presents a crucial and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global capitalist modernity, an interaction which reshaped the Middle East over the co…
Muchas de las prohibiciones y de las imposibilidades de la religión islámica no son sólo interpretaciones erróneas de grupos integristas, sino que forman parte intrínseca del propio Islam. En efecto, la mayor parte de las mismas las encontramos en el Corán o en la tradición orto…