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The Democratic Fatwa: Islam And Democracy In The Realm Of Constitutional Politics, Noah Feldman

Oklahoma Law Review

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John D. Becker On Islam, Liberalism, And Human Rights: Implications For International Relations By Katerina Dalacoura (Revised Edition). London: I.B. Tauris, 2003. 248pp., John D. Becker

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Islam, Liberalism, and Human Rights: Implications for International Relations by Katerina Dalacoura (revised edition). London: I.B. Tauris, 2003. 248pp.

Controversy Over Jihad, Hazem Khaled Khalil Kandil

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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“Bin Laden’S Brain”: The Abrasively Negativistic Personality Of Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Aubrey Immelman, Kathryn Kuhlmann

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of an indirect assessment of the personality of Ayman al-Zawahiri, deputy leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network at the time of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States and allegedly chief strategist for al-Qaida operations and personal physician to Osama bin Laden.

Al-Zawahiri’s primary personality patterns were found to be Contentious/oppositional and Dominant/controlling, with secondary features of the Dauntless/dissenting and Ambitious/self-serving patterns.

The amalgam of Contentious (negativistic, or passive-aggressive) and Dominant (aggressive, or sadistic) patterns in al-Zawahiri’s profile suggests the presence of the “abrasive negativist” syndrome. For these personalities, minor frictions easily …

Islam And Politics In Modern Egypt: A Chance For Democracy, Madalina C. Hanes

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This paper analyzes the role played by moderate Islamic groups in modem Egypt and tries to make a distinction between moderate, middle-of-the road groups and radical, extremist ones. There are several questions regarding the topic analyzed in this thesis. Is Islam inherently incompatible with the Western democratic values? Is there a difference between moderate and radical Islamic movements? Is the Muslim Brotherhood promoting an Islamic democracy and would that stabilize and improve the tormented Egyptian society? Based of library research of primary and secondary sources, this thesis argues that moderate Islamic groups, like the Muslim Brotherhood, represent the best hope …

Islamic Banking And Socio-Economic Development, Nabila Fattouh

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Addressing Fundamentalism By Legal And Spiritual Means, Dan Wessner

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Religion and Humane Global Governance by Richard A. Falk. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 191 pp.

Gender and Human Rights in Islam and International Law: Equal before Allah, Unequal before Man? by Shaheen Sardar Ali. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2000. 358 pp.

Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women edited by Courtney W. Howland. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. 326 pp.

The Islamic Quest for Democracy, Pluralism, and Human Rights by Ahmad S. Moussalli. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. 226 pp.

The Personality Profile Of Al-Qaida Leader Osama Bin Laden, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of an indirect assessment of the personality of Osama bin Laden, founder and leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network responsible for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States.

Bin Laden’s primary personality patterns were found to be Ambitious/exploitative and Dauntless/dissenting, with a secondary Distrusting/suspicious orientation, and subsidiary Dominant/controlling and Conscientious/dutiful features.

Ambitious individuals are bold, competitive, and self-assured; they easily assume leadership roles, expect others to recognize their special qualities, and often act as though entitled. Dauntless individuals are bold, courageous, and tough; minimally constrained by the norms of society; routinely engage …

The Personality Profile Of September 11 Hijack Ringleader Mohamed Atta, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of a posthumous, indirect assessment of the personality of Mohamed Atta, apparent ringleader in the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, from the conceptual perspective of Theodore Millon.

Information concerning Mohamed Atta was collected from media reports in the one-month period following the attack and synthesized into a personality profile using the second edition of the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications congruent with Axis II of DSM-IV.

The personality profile yielded by the MIDC was analyzed on the …

Moderate Political Islamism As A Possible New Social Movement, Joshua Alan Stacher

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Revolusi Islam Iran : Satu Kajian Tentang Pertembungan Di Antara Peradaban Islam Dan Barat, Wan Mohamad Marzuqi Wan Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979 appeared to be the most unique revolution in the 20th century history of mankind. The revolution was aimed at terminating the influence of Western civilization which had been in control of Iran's political and economic aspects􀁎 and reviving the Islamic culture and values that had for so long f been in a state of deteriorating since the interference of Western powers in Eastern affairs. Shiite clergymen institution was the mastermind in generating the mass movement against the Shah of Iran whose modernization policy had given birth to the instability of the nation. Since modernization is …

Perlantikan Ketua Negara : Satu Kajian Perbandingan Antara Sistem Syura Dan Demokrasi Pancasila, Dedianto Usman

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study is a new scientific study on the appointments of state heads in a Syura system in comparison with those of a Pancasila democracy system in Indonesia. The main objective of this study is to search for a conceptual foundation of state head appointments, which is more sound and impressive in giving birth to qualified and trusted state heads. To investigate more critically all the problems emerging in this study, and to come to accurate conclusions on the problems in question, this study focuses on the following areas or activities of investigation. First: To study and fom1Ulate principles of …

Al-Khilafah Al-Islamiyyah Menurut Al-Quran : Suatu Kajian Terhadap Kefahaman Masyarakat Islam Di Kuala Lumpur, Abu Zaki Ismail

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini membincangkan tentang konsep khilafah di dalam Islam berdasarkan kepada perspektif yang dipaparkan di dalam al-Quran. Kajian disasarkan kepada tahap kefahaman masyarakat Islam Malaysia, khususnya di Kuala Lumpur. Sejarah khilllfah Islam yang gilang gemilang telah diakhiri oleh keruntuhan sistem tersebut dengan kejatuhan pemerintahan Islam Turki cUthmaniyyah pada tahun 1924 M. Lantaran itu, muncullah suara-suara di kalangan umat Islam dan ulamaknya untuk kembali kepada sistem khi/Qfah Islam. Penulis cuba melihat reaksi masyarakat Islam sendiri terhadap seruan tersebut selain dari mengenal pasti kefahaman mereka terhadap konsep khilii fah Islam seperti yang digagaskan oleh al-Qur'an. Hasil daripada kajian ini, penuhs dapati: 1. …

Commentary: Blowing Up The Buddhas By The Taliban, James Mark Shields

Other Faculty Research and Publications

Commentary on "Blowing-up of the [Bamiyan] Buddhas by the Taliban"

21st-Century Crusades And Demonizing Islam: Commentary On Inderfuth, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on public discourse transmitted through Western-financed mass media that attempts to demonize variants of Islam--e.g., that of the Taliban.

Trends. Spinning Buddhas, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the March 2001 destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Konsep Kesultanan Mengikut Manuskrip Nasihat Al-Muluk : Suatu Perbandingan Dengan Sistem Kesultanan Melayu Melaka, Solahuddin Ismail

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study is a comparison analysis for outlining the Monarchy theories from the manuscript titled Nasihat al-Muluk written by Sheikh Hussin al-Kashifi pertaining to the practical of the reign system of Malay Monarchy in Malacca. The main focus refers to the structure, political and morality of governing organization including the functions of a monarch, officers and folks to the state. It also includes the importance of educational concept and legal aspect to the society at that period of time. The main purpose of this study is to foresee the influence of Islamic principle adopted from Sheikh Hussin al-Kashifi ideas, which …

Parti Islam Se Malaysia (Pas) : Suatu Kajian Tentang Sejarah Perkembangannya Di Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmur, Azhar Jaafar

Student Works (2000-2009)

Azhar bin Jaafar @ Ramli, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS); Suatu Kajian Tentang Sejarah Perkembangannya Di Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmu r, cuba membincangkan tentang Sejarah dan Perkembangan PAS, bermula di peringkat pusat, negeri dan seterusnya di daerah kelahiran penulis iaitu Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmur. Kajian dimulai dengan penyelidikan tentang latar belakang sejarah perkembangan PAS di peringkat pusat. Bermula dari HAMIM sehingga membentuk sebuah badan agama di dalam UMNO, PAS telah d itubuhkan dengan resminya di Tanah Melayu pada tahun 1955 untuk menghadapi piil hanraya umum negara yang perat ma pada tahun tersebut. Melihat kepada perkembangannya di peringkat pusat, pengaruh PAS akhirnya …

Kedudukan Bukan Islam Dalam Perubahan Sosio-Politik Di Malaysia Menurut Teori Fiqh : Analisis Pelaksanaannya, Siti Shamsiah Md Supi

Student Works (2000-2009)

Changes occur in a society. As such any social study has to take into consideration theories of changes. While theories of relations are a part of social change theories and this results in peaceful coexistence or conflicts. These changes also include relationships between races and different religious. The Position of Non-Muslims in the Socio-Political Changes In Malaysia Complies with the Fiqh Theory: Analysis to its Implementations, in the dissertation to explain the issues of non-Muslim's position, status and role in the changes that take place in Malaysia. This study is also clarifies the relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia. …

Masalah Cita-Cita Politik Dalam Melaksanakan Undang-Undang Islam Di Malaysia, Hasan Bahrom

Student Works (2000-2009)

Muslim political parties, 'Parti Islam Se Malaysia· (PAS) and United Malay Natrona! Organization (UMNO) have never reached a consensus over the implementation of Islamic laws Discussing the long fought? issue has never appealed to UMNO and PAS. The conflict between these two parties has become a continual polemic and is difficult to restrain, which can yield both positive and negative implications. PAS and other Islamic movements perceive the government as not having the aspiration to execute Islamic laws. Many factors have driven them to this conclusion. The vague and loose government policy which does not indicate whether it upholds Islamic …

Kepimpinan Orang Bukan Islam Dalam Negara Islam Menurut Perspektif Siasah Syar'iyyah, Mohd. Hapiz Mahaiyadin

Student Works (2000-2009)

The dissertation discusses an aspect of Islamic state's leadership particularly on non­-Muslims involvement in the state's administration. This involvement becomes a common political phenomenon in rapid development of Muslim political experiences. In coping with this development, Siyasah Shar'iyyah catalyses it self as thought, method, formula and most effective state's mechanism in solving problems and challenges in the Muslim life. A series of successes and great achievement by Muslim leadership which are respected either by their opponents or Muslim leaders themselves is in fact resulted from the par excellence of Siyasah Shar'iyyah. It becomes an Islamic governing system, which ascertains each …

Trends. United States Foreign Policy, Iran, And Mirror Imaging, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the tension between the rule of law and democracy vs. religious authority in the context of international relations between the United States and Iran.

Jihad Politik : Suatu Analisis Pemikiran Sa`Id Hawwa, Muhammad Pisol Mat Isa

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini adalah berbentuk Library research. Tujuan utama adalah untuk melihat proses perjalanan politik mengikut kaca mata Islam dan juga menjelaskan beberapa kekeliruan umat Islam dalam isu politik. Kajian ini juga cuba mengulaskan beberapa isu pokok seperti isu pengundian, pembinaan parti Islam, membina negara Islam, menyertai pilihan raya, berbilangan jemaah, bekerja dalam kerajaan bukan Islam, proses penurunan pemimpin melalui kaedah demokrasi dan lain-lain. Kajian ini mengambil Said Hawwa sebagai asas kajian pemikiran. ini kerana penulis mendapati beliau adalah antara tokoh yang terlibat secara langsung dalam politik dan banyak menulis buku-buku yang berkaitan dengannya. Hal ini memudahkan penulis mendapat maklumat dan …

Naqshbandiyya In Damascus: Strategies To Establish And Strengthen The Order In A Changing Society, Leif Stenberg

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

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The Contemporary Intellectual Debate Between The Islamists And The Librals On The Imposition Of "Shari'a" Laws In Egypt, Nadia Tewfik

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Revealed Word And The Struggle For Authority: Interpretation And Use Of Islamic Terminology Among Algerian Islamists, Leif Stenberg

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

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Government Response To Radical Islamic Movements In Egypt During The Mubarak Regime, Jeongmin Seo

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Islamic Movements In Kuwait Since Independence, Nasra Abdulla Hasan

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Political Ideology Of The Jihad Movement, Sameh Khairy Naguib

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Political Ideas Of Khaled Mohamed Khaled, Nadia Mahmoud Ibrahim Abou El-Magd

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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