All Entries in the "Αίγυπτος" Category

The Arab Tomorrow
The Arab world today is ruled by contradiction. Turmoil and stagnation prevail, as colossal wealth and hypermodern cities collide with mass illiteracy and rage-filled imams. In this new diversity may lie disaster, or the makings of a better Arab future.

The Totalitarianism of Jihadist Islamism and its Challenge to Europe and to Islam
When reading the majority of texts that comprise the vast literature that has been published by self-proclaimed pundits on political Islam, it is easy to miss the fact that a new movement has arisen.

Ισλάμ, Political Islam and America
“there is no chance of communicating with any U.S. administration so long as the United States maintains its long-standing view of Islam as a real danger,

Liberal Democracy and Political Islam: the Search for Common Ground.
forthcoming, Πολιτική, Philosophy and Economics

The Principle of Movement in the Structure of Islam
As a cultural movement Islam rejects the old static view of the universe, and reaches a dynamic view. As an emotional system of unification it recognizes the worth of the individual as such, and rejects bloodrelationship as a basis of human unity.

ROOTS OF MISCONCEPTION
EURO-AMERICAN PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11

Κατοχή, Αποικιοκρατία, Πολιτική φυλετικού διαχωρισμού?
A re-assessment of Israel’s practices in the occupied Palestinian territories under international law

US Hamas policy blocks Middle East peace
Failed bilateral talks over these past 16 years have shown that a Middle East peace accord can never be reached by the parties themselves.

Islamism revisited
There is a political and security crisis surrounding what is referred to as Islamism, a crisis whose antecedents long precede 9/11. Over the past 25 years, there have been different emphases on how to explain and combat Islamism.

Islamic Political Culture, Δημοκρατία, and Human Rights
It has been argued that Islam facilitates authoritarianism, contradicts the values of Western societies, and significantly affects important political outcomes in Muslim nations. Consequently, scholars, commentators, and government officials frequently point to ‘‘Islamic fundamentalism’’ as the next ideological threat to liberal democracies.

PRECISION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR:
INCITING MUSLIMS THROUGH THE WAR OF IDEAS

DEBATING DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD
Western scholars define democracy a method for protecting individuals’ civil and political rights. It provides for freedom of speech, press, πίστη, opinion, ownership, and assembly, as well as the right to vote, nominate and seek public office.