Sep 5, 2019 · Kuru analysis why Muslim countries are under developped and authoritarian, by historic comparison. Westerners usually claim that Islam is not compatible with modernity and demokrasi, and to be blamed for current state of those countries. Muslims blame colonialism and western emperialism for it.

'Ahmet T. Kuru offers a nuanced interpretation of the links between Islam and authoritarianism, in which the religion is not the culprit, but complex socio-political developments are to be blamed for the near-failure of Islamic societies to develop democracy and an innovative economy.

Born in the village of Parur, near the abode of Saint Vilwamangalam, as "Gauri", she received the name Kururamma since she was the senior-most woman of the Kurur Illam. [3] She was a childless widow, known for her religious devotion. [4]

Ahmet T. Kuru (Ph.D., University of Washington) is the director of Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University. He was a postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University.

In his new volume, Ahmet Kuru focuses on Muslim-majority states, specifically ask-ing why the Muslim world fell behind the West in terms of avoiding violence, democra-tization, and socioeconomic development.

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Ahmet T. Kuru is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies at San Diego State University. He is the author of award-winning Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey (Cambridge 2009) and co-editor (with Alfred Stepan) of Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in

Sep 2, 2019 · Kuru argues that Muslims had influential thinkers and merchants in their early history, when religious orthodoxy and military rule were prevalent in Europe. However, in the eleventh century, an alliance between orthodox Islamic scholars (the ulema) and military states began to emerge.

Jul 17, 2023 · In his book Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison, political scientist Ahmet T. Kuru critically engages these two arguments and provides a historical analysis to explain authoritarianism and underdevelopment in the Muslim world.

The book "Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment" by Ahmed T. Kuru critically examines the prevailing beliefs about the relationship between Islam and political underdevelopment. Kuru challenges essentialist views by exploring the historical context of Muslim-majority societies, revealing how the alliance between the ulema (Islamic ...