The muslim world after 911, and cheryl benard, civil democratic islam. We need understand their methodology of attempting to change islam. Partners, resources, and strategies rand corporation. Thinktanks such as rand had been pushing for moderate muslim voices. Rand corporation and gulen a guide to the gulen movement. To render islam consistent with democratic ways will require profound changes in its interpretation. Civil democratic islam in the west the infamous rand report. We have no right by any stretch of the imagination to do what has been laidout in the 88pages of civil democratic islam. The decline and rise of religion monday, september 19.
Summary of the research this is a brief summary of the contents of the research. Rand corporation and gulen a guide to the gulen movements. The koran, the holy book of islam, contains a number of ideas that some islamic scholars say support democratic ideals. They want an authoritarian, puritanical state that will implement their extreme view of islamic law and morality. It brought new morality for social transformation because of its metaphysical and 1 paper presented at the international seminar on islam and universal values. To call islam antidemocracy by citing a brief verse noncontextually is odd. This diversity points both to the many aspects believed to characterise political islam, as well as to the problem of finding an appropriate term. Foreign policy and political islam in postsoeharto indonesia by m. For decades, turkish islamists have endured state repression, forced closures of their political parties, and the meddling of the militarybureaucratic deep state in their everyday activities. The particular headscarf with religious connotations is called the turb a n in turkey, the wearer also usually wears a long coat. One, by cheryl benard, entitled civil democratic islam.
Even in democracy, small ruling groups usually make decisions. Islam, morality and formal sharia generically, islam is a religion bringing the mission of liberation and salvation. This was challenged by communities in the united kingdom. Partners, resources, and strategies 2004 isbn 0833034383.
Work done by the rand corporationin cheryl benardscivil democratic islamand angel rabasa et al. It provides a fresh analysis of irans 1979 islamic revolutionhow it has evolved into the. Apr 06, 2004 civil democratic islam covers three topics. How islam influences womens paid nonfarm employment. He offers a new approach to islam and democracy, outlining how the social struggles of student organizations, youth and womens groups, the. Eurojihad patterns of islamist radicalization and terrorism in europe throughout history, radicalization has involved social and economic conditions and issues of identity. Democracy and the dynamics of secularism 35 3 malaysia. The rand corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective. Experts say rising secular conflict in pakistan is a consequence of decades of islamization and the marginalization of secular democratic forces. Rand corporations new recipe to handle the muslim world. Cmepp is part of international programs at the rand corporation, which aims to improve public policy by pro.
Islam is an important religion with enormous political and societal influence. Apr 28, 20 the american plan to liberalize islam posted on april 28, 20 by therearenosunglasses in 2003, long before any hint of an arab spring, the rand corp. Evidence from 26 indonesian and 37 nigerian provinces. Civil democratic islam should be helpful in developing practical approaches to the stillfailed heartsandminds efforts of the democracies in societies that we in the west still fail to respect and understand. In the first part, i describe the constitution of political islam. Benards austrian bank account was frozen in february 2014. He offers a new approach to islam and democracy, outlining how the social struggles of student organizations, youth and womens. For example, the antidemocratic law of islam, the sharia, lies at the core of the problem. Developed over a millennium ago, it presumes autocratic rulers and submissive subjects, emphasizes gods will over popular sovereignty, and encourages. The influence of islamic orientations on democratic. Interestingly, a novelist turned research scholar, cheryl benard is the author of civil democratic islam and coauthor of dec. Benard finds that in relation to their religion, muslims divide into four groups.
Making islam democratic examines in detail those social movements that have used religion to unleash social and political change, either to legitimize authoritarian rule or, in contrast, to construct an inclusive faith that embraces a democratic polity. Partners, resources, and strategies, report by the rand corporation 2003. Try to create a version of islam that suits the post 911 western agenda. Islam is patriarchal and lacks any concept of citizenship and freedom, since its belief in gods sovereignty has diminished popular power. Partners, resources, and strategies fundamentalists reject democratic values and contemporary western culture. Is there any compatibility between islams political dimension, or at least some of its elements, and democracy. It focuses on his work about islam and the fundamentals of power, published in 1925. When is obama, or some other evil wise ass going to straightenout the deficiencies in christianity, or god forbid. The islamic political order is based on the concept of tawhid and seeks it flowering in the form of popular vicegerency khilafa operating through a mechanism of shura, supported by the principles of equality of humankind, rule of law, protection of human rights including those of minorities, accountability of rulers, transparency of political processes and an overriding. Turb a n has become the emblem of islamic protest against kemalism. Jahan jaaeyega hamen paaeyega songs hd 1080p bluray tamil movie. The religion of muhammad, instead of being a private matter, is essentially political. Mar 11, 2009 experts say rising secular conflict in pakistan is a consequence of decades of islamization and the marginalization of secular democratic forces.
Partners, resources, and strategies benard, cheryl on. Whether islam is compatible with democracy is an increasingly asked question, but ultimately a misguided one. Scholars of islam agree that the principle of shura, or consultative decisionmaking, is the source of democratic ethics in islam. It has since expanded to working with other governments, private foundations, international organisations, and commercial organisations. The politics of islamic reformation about how the rand corporation, a prominent washington think tank, in their publication, civil democratic islam, helped to frame the cultural and media campaign the u. He offers a new approach to islam and democracy, outlining how the social struggles of student organizations, youth and. The purpose of this report is to suggest the basis for a new antidawa strategy, designed to check the advance of political islam as an ideology and a movement. This happened as part of an investigation into allegations of money laundering by benards husband, former u. In the december 2004 study rabasa had suggested to exploit sunni, shiite and arab, nonarab divides to promote the us policy objectives in the muslim world. Syafii anwar reformist islam versus radical islam in iran by mehrangiz kar.
In this study we are interested in one particular report which rand published in 2003 entitled civil democratic islam. Islam and democracy muslim world residents see no conflict between religious principles and democratic values by dalia mogahed, executive director, the gallup center for muslim studies islam in politics has been asserted in many countries in the muslim world through democratic elections. Strategies, written by sociologist cheryl benard and published by the rand corporation in late 2003, blames. Islams own internal struggles make it difficult for outsiders to understand the actors and the issues. Patterns of islamist radicalization and terrorism in europe angel rabasa and cheryl benard frontmatter. For example, in a 2003 rand corporation report, civil democratic islam, political scientist cheryl benard explicitly linked the issue of democratization and reform within muslim societies to the issue of secularization. Jun 25, 20 a member l of the collective against islamophobia in france ccif distributes french pastries, called pain au chocolat, in front of the saintlazare railway station on october 10, 2012 in paris to protest against the october 5 remarks made by the general secretary of the rightist french union for a popular movement ump party, jeanfrancois cope, to ump supporters in draguignan about a. Thinktanks such as rand had been pushing for moderate muslim voices through their notion of civil democratic islam benard, 2003.
All discussions only photos only videos only links only polls only events only. Contents v list of tables and figures vii preface ix 1 islam and democracy. In the second part, i analyze the infrastructure of political islam, in particular the. The islamic political order is based on the concept of tawhid and seeks it flowering in the form of popular vicegerency khilafa operating through a mechanism of shura, supported by the principles of equality of humankind, rule of law, protection of human rights including those of minorities, accountability of rulers, transparency of political processes and an overriding concern for justice. How to read and not to write, the ayn rand letter, i, 26, 4. March 18th marks the first anniversary of formal release of the rand corporation report on islam, entitled civil democratic islam. It has shown that islam and civil democratic modernity can go hand in hand. The complicated role european feminism played in legitimating and extending colonial rule in vast regions of asia, africa, and the middle east has been extensively documented and wellargued for some time now. Pdf downloads showing all 27 results default sorting sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by latest sort by price. Civil democratic islam partners, resources, and strategies. Islam to create a bewildering conceptual plurality, which, to name but a few, includes.
The rand corporation and fixing islam therearenosunglasses. The rand corporation and fixing islam daniel pipes. In between the extremes, in a number of countries where muslims are a majority, many muslims believe that islam is a support for democracy even though their particular political system is not explicitly defined as islamic. Jacob olidort 5 5 aims is just as relevant beyond the case of ennahda, and for which my own work tries to provide some granularity. In establishing the compact of medina, prophet muhammad demonstrated a demo. Finding partners for the promotion of democratic islam. Pakistans fragile foundations council on foreign relations. Islam and nationalism in a semidemocratic state 83 4 pakistan.
Democracy democratic in its original meaning refers to unlimited majority rule. The paper titled civil democratic islam gives us an overview of their. Politicized islam in a debilitated democracy 151 6 mali. Thinktanks such as rand had been pushing for moderate muslim voices through their notion of civildemocratic islam benard, 2003. The main purpose is to allow a more sophisticated view of islamic political thought and to show that there are roots and possibilities for an endogen democratic evolution and secularization progress coming from within islamic dogma. In this article, we look back to one key report and its recommendations by the rand corporation in 2003 that set the groundwork for much of.
The united states and its allies could best counter the destabilizing forces of radical islam by gaining an understanding of the broad range of views among muslims that make some potential allies and others determined adversaries. Partners, resources and strategies, available for download here. Funded by a grant from the smith richardson foundation, this research was conducted within the rand center for middle east public policy cmepp. Civil democratic islam mr1716cmepp, 2003 nora bensahel and daniel byman, eds. Several reports from the rand corporation may provide some insight into this question. The rand corporation short for research and development corporation is a global policy think tank which was set up in 1946 initially to offer research and analysis to the united states armed forces. Anwar alawlaki, rand corporation, rand muslims, jihad. But a great deal more reflection is required to clarify the relationship of shura to democracy. Rand corporation research and development is an american nonprofit global policy think tank created in 1948 by douglas aircraft company to offer research and analysis to the united states armed forces. Creating divisions in the muslim society at home and abroad. Civil democratic islam, partners, resources, and strategies cheryl benard. Eurojihad patterns of islamist radicalization and terrorism in europe. This has helped to ameliorate the societal tensions generated by the ideas propagated by islamists, creating a new postislamist tendency. Islamism, postislamism, and civil islam by ugur komecoglu.
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