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We are told that Western/Christian and Muslim/Arab civilizations are heading towards inevitable conflict. The demographics of the West remain sluggish, while the population of the Muslim world explodes, widening the cultural gap and all but guaranteeing the outbreak of war. Leaving aside the media's sound and fury on this issue, measured analysis shows another reality taking shape: rapprochement between these two civilizations, benefiting from a universal movement with roots in the Enlightenment. The historical and geographical sweep of this book discredits the notion of a specific Islamic demography. The range of fertility among Muslim women, for example, is as varied as religious behavior among Muslims in general. Whether agnostics, fundamentalist Salafis, or al-Qaeda activists, Muslims are a diverse group that prove the variety and individuality of Islam. Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd consider different degrees of literacy, patriarchy, and defensive reactions among minority Muslim populations, underscoring the spread of massive secularization throughout the Arab and Muslim world. In this regard, they argue, there is very little to distinguish the evolution of Islam from the history of Christianity, especially with Muslims now entering a global modernity. Sensitive to demographic variables and their reflection of personal and social truths, Courbage and Todd upend a dangerous meme: that we live in a fractured world close to crisis, struggling with an epidemic of closed cultures and minds made different by religion.
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Youssef Courbage is research director at the French National Institute for Demographic Studies. His research concerns Arab and Muslim countries, Asia and Eastern Europe, and interactions among demography and politics. He has studied economics, sociology, demography, and urban planning at Lebanese and French universities. Emmanuel Todd is a researcher at the French National Institute for Demographic Studies and author of numerous books, including After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order, The Final Fall: An Essay on the Decomposition of the Soviet Sphere, The Making of Modern France: Ideology, Politics, and Culture.
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2011/7/12
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This book first appeared in France in 2007. Two eminent demographers have analysed the facts about Muslim demographics, country by country. They have highlighted differences in family systems, and educational levels for both men and women. They have drawn conclusions about the evolution of behaviour in various regions and countries of the Islamic world. The recent flower revolutions in the Arab woirld has proven them to be far closer to the mark than those who, in ignorance of basic facts, have pontificated about "clash of civilisations".
We skip over demographics of a country at our peril. These statistics reveal much more about the living and dieing conditions of a population and the likely evolution of a country than thousand words, for they reflect profound personal choices - as well as often tragic destinies - of the people involved.
Savouring this book is a transformative (and empowering) act.
We skip over demographics of a country at our peril. These statistics reveal much more about the living and dieing conditions of a population and the likely evolution of a country than thousand words, for they reflect profound personal choices - as well as often tragic destinies - of the people involved.
Savouring this book is a transformative (and empowering) act.
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