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” Truly ambitious are our expectations: Theoretical papers examining the successes and failures of the contemporary struggles to end authoritarian rule Case studies, qualitative interviews, oral histories of key people or organizations, reports of movement participants The role of civil society, journalists, women’s groups, and the youth in the anti-regime struggles Critical studies of the work of scholars who have aimed for political change in their societies The role of the ulama in promoting or resisting anti-regime forces Critical studies of the regimes, their structures of power, and their ability to either resist or not resist popular uprisings Muslim responses to some of the specific issues that have come to the fore ‒ democracy, pluralism, and tolerance; women’s rights; economic reform; and the recalibration of foreign policy Do Muslims in Western democracies have something distinctive to contribute to these efforts of regime change?
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT, a co-publisher and sponsor of this journal), based in Herndon, Virginia, has been an ideal Muslim think tank for three decades (with branches in London, UK, and Amman, Jordan).
This change of ap- proach requires them to pose questions differently on some broader and pressing issues, especially in the wake of these uprisings ‒ issues such as: global citizenship authority immigration urbanization cosmopolitanism international diplomacy social responsibility communication ethics sexuality spousal relations national identity civility aesthetics The idea is to address these topics from both Islamic and secular per- spectives, but in ways that would empower Muslims (theoretically and prac- tically).