Louay M. Safi is professor of political science and Islamic philosophy at Hamad Bin Khalifah University (HBKU) and author of 20 books in both Arabic and English, including the Challenge of Modernity and Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World. He writes and lectures on issues of globalization, democracy, human rights, and Islam and the West.

• 0. Introduction 1. Globalization Facts and Faults 2. World History and Patterns of Globalization 3. Monotheism and Transcendental Idealism 4. Universal Values and the Discursive Tradition 5. Islamic Law and the Institutionalization of Freedom 6. Reformation and the Rise of the Modern West 7. Colonialism and the Reshaping of Muslim Society 8. Islam and the Liberal Tradition 9. Globalization and its Discontents 10. The Future of Globalization

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Louay M. Safi is professor of political science and Islamic philosophy at Hamad Bin Khalifah University (HBKU) and author of 20 books in both Arabic and English, including the Challenge of Modernity and Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World. He writes and lectures on issues of globalization, democracy, human rights, and Islam and the West.

• 0. Introduction 1. Globalization Facts and Faults 2. World History and Patterns of Globalization 3. Monotheism and Transcendental Idealism 4. Universal Values and the Discursive Tradition 5. Islamic Law and the Institutionalization of Freedom 6. Reformation and the Rise of the Modern West 7. Colonialism and the Reshaping of Muslim Society 8. Islam and the Liberal Tradition 9. Globalization and its Discontents 10. The Future of Globalization

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Louay M. Safi is professor of political science and Islamic philosophy at Hamad Bin Khalifah University (HBKU) and author of 20 books in both Arabic and English, including the Challenge of Modernity and Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World. He writes and lectures on issues of globalization, democracy, human rights, and Islam and the West.

• 0. Introduction 1. Globalization Facts and Faults 2. World History and Patterns of Globalization 3. Monotheism and Transcendental Idealism 4. Universal Values and the Discursive Tradition 5. Islamic Law and the Institutionalization of Freedom 6. Reformation and the Rise of the Modern West 7. Colonialism and the Reshaping of Muslim Society 8. Islam and the Liberal Tradition 9. Globalization and its Discontents 10. The Future of Globalization

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