03/09/2007

Kamran Bokhari on the Internet

Welcome to post-Islamist.info

Note: This site is undergoing heavy construction so please bear with my team while we add new features.

For now, I have gathered here a few of my writings. Feel free to scroll down and browse through them.

Commentaries:   

        Who are the Moderate Muslims? - Q-News, March 2004 and an Islamist criticism of this piece.

        Is Democracy Disbelief?: Kamran Bokhari challenges the tiresome militancy of those who seek a mythical Islamic state - Q-News, December 2003
                       

Op-Ed Pieces:       

        Pakistan should be the one to lead the way to peace - Houston Chronicle, May 2002

        Labeling All Political Violence 'Terrorism' Dangerous - Springfield Newsleader, September 2002

Journal Articles:

       A Constructivist Approach to American Foreign Policy - The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Volume 19: Issue 3. (pdf file)

       The Social and Ideological Roots of Jihadism: A Constructivist Approach - Middle East Affairs Journal, Volume 8: Issue 3-4. (pdf file)

Book Reviews:

      Challenges to Democracy in the Middle East by William Harris et al. Markus Weinner Publishers, 1996. The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Volume 19: Issue 1 (pdf file)

      Social Justice in Islam by Sayyid Qutb. Translated by John B. Hardie. Translation Revised and Introduction by Hamid Algar, Islamic Publications International, 2000. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin Volume35 : Issue 1. Criticism of the review and my response.

Work in Progress:

Islamist Political Thought: Incorporating Medieval Islamic [Eastern] Political Philosophy in Modern Western Democratic Discourse, a paper presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, The University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN, September 26-28, 2003.

Operationalizing Islamic Democracy: Challenges and Opportunities, a paper presented at a panel entitled ‘Critical Assessment of Islamic Resources and their Appropriateness for Building Democratic Institutions ’ at the 4th Annual Conference of the Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID),  Washington D.C., May 16-17, 2003. U.S. State Department's report and The Christian Science Monitor article on my presentation.