伊斯兰:威胁还是挑战?

ISLAM:A THREAT OR CHALLENGE?

伊斯兰是威胁还是挑战？从８０年代末以来，国际学术界就一直在进行激烈的争论。因为，这不是一个遣词造句的问题，甚至也不仅是如何认识持续了数十年的“伊斯兰现象”问题。考虑到美国著名学者亨廷顿先生已经预言一场“文明的冲突”即将来临，如何对伊斯兰作出判断已成为...

Abstract Apart from geographical,migrant,political and cultural factors,the emergence of the theory of Islamic threat has been driven by a kind of what can be called`after effects of the Cold War`.In fact,the`Islamic threat` is nothing but one of the numerous myths invented by the West after the end of the Cold War.It is however true that the continual upsurging of the Islamic movement has raised challenges toward the international community.The first one is the theoretical and ideological challenge,namely its opposition to all kinds of secular ideology and putting forward an Islamic model of development,etc;the second one is the institutional challenge:forces characterized by Islam have all demonstrated their discontent towards the existing order in internal,regional and international politics;the third one is the challenge in policy making:since democracy and election constitutes the important symbol of political progress,the question then is whether the international community,particularly the Western countries,would calmly accept a popularly elected Islamic government? These are stern challenges confronting policy makers of the world countries.)