Recognizing these themes allows the consideration of possible remedies for change in the Muslim world.

The distinguished scholars contributing to this volume identify key factors—some intrinsic to the Muslim world, and some external—that contribute to Islam's current predicament.

Introduction Culture and Development by Heather Deegan Development and Democracy: The Muslim World in Comparative Perspective by Mehran Kamrava Is Gender Inequality a Barrier to Modernization and Democratization? by Valentine Moghadam Islam and Modernity by Tamara Sonn Islam and Democracy: Is Modernization a Barrier? by John Voll Responses to Modernization: Muslim Experience in Comparative Perspective by Tim McDaniel Military Establishment and the Challenge of Reformism by Elizabeth Picard Economic Foundations of States and Democratisation: Shifting Political Geography of the Arab Private Sector by Giacomo Luciani Demographic, Economic, and Social Conditions in Muslim Majority Countries: Prospects for Democratization by Ibrahim Oweiss The Legacy of Colonialism: Impact on the Modernization and Democratization of the Muslim World by Ayesha Jalal The Muslim World's Poor Democratic Record: The Interplay of External and Internal Factors by Mohammad Ayoob Systemic Factors and Economic Development in Islamic Countries by Peter Nunnenkamp The Roots of Sub-Saharan Africa's Modernization and Democratization Dilemmas by Chuka Onwumechili Arab Liberal Legacies Full Circle by Saad Eddin Ibrahim Central Asia and Azerbaijan by Mehrdad Haghyeghi The Case of Pakistan by Mumtaz Ahmad Malaysia's Path to Modernization and Democratization by Osman Bakar Islam, Modernization and Democratization: The Case of Iran by Shireen Hunter & Nasser Hadian A Secular Democracy in the Muslim World: The Turkish Model by Binnaz Toprak Conclusions

This book addresses the multifaceted causes of the slow progress in the Muslim world of both modernization and democratization, and suggests remedies grounded in a keen awareness of the challenges facing both Islam and the West.