Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World : Challenges for U. S. Engagement

by BRUMBERG DANIEL (ED)

• ISBN13: 9781601270207
• ISBN10: 1601270208
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-31
• Publisher: United States Inst of Peace Pr

Summary

Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim Worldhighlights the challenges that escalating identity conflicts within Muslim-majority states pose for both the Muslim world and for the West, an issue that has received scant attention in policy and academic circles.

Author Biography

Daniel Brumberg is acting director of USIP's Muslim World Initiative in the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention. DINA SHEHATA is a senior researcher at Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

Table of Contents

Letter from the President of the United States Institute of Peace	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Grand Debate: Islamic Renewal or Political Reform?
American Foreign Policy and Islamic Renewal	p. 45
Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace	p. 60
Islam Is Not the Solution (or the Problem)	p. 70
Islamic Renewal: Fixing Islam?
Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century	p. 91
Two Discourses on Modern Islamic Political Thought: Fundamentalism and Modernism	p. 101
Islamic Principles of Nonviolence and Peace Building: A Framework	p. 126
Applying Islamic Principles in the Twenty-first Century: Nigeria, Iran, and Indonesia	p. 158
Fixing Politics? Power Sharing and Political Reform
Afghanistan's Post-Taliban Transition: State Building after War	p. 173
Iraq's Constitutional Process: An Opportunity Lost	p. 198
Political Progress in Iraq During the Surge	p. 228
Promoting Middle East Democracy II: Arab Initiatives	p. 254
Morocco: Betting on a Truth and Reconciliation Commission	p. 276
Islamists at the Ballot Box: Findings from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Turkey	p. 294
Islamists and Non-Islamists in the Egyptian Opposition	p. 309
The JMP Alliance: New Political Pragmatism in Yemen?	p. 327
Engaging Peoples and Polities
Building Interreligious Trust in a Climate of Fear: An Abrahamic Trialogue	p. 345
The Diversity of Muslims in the United States: Views as Americans	p. 360
Engaging Parties and Movements: Beyond Islam
Between Realism and Wilsonianism: The U.S. and the Muslim World after Iraq	p. 389
The Challenge of Political Islam: Understanding the U.S. Debate	p. 395
Islam and Symbolic Politics in Somalia	p. 401
The Conflicts in Sudan: American and European Policies	p. 408
Engaging Islamists and Promoting Democracy: A Preliminary Assessment	p. 415
Conclusion: Security, Reform and Diplomacy Challenges Ahead
Islamist Political Power in Turkey: Challenges for Brussels and Washington	p. 441
Thwarting Afghanistan's Insurgency: A Pragmatic Approach Toward Peace and Reconciliation	p. 447
Negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran: Fifteen Points to Remember	p. 469
About the Editors	p. 489
Contributors	p. 490
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