In this book, economist Jean-Philippe Platteau addresses the question: does Islam, the religion of Muslims, bear some … and individual freedom. He also questions the view that fusion between religion and politics is characteristic of Islam … challenges the widespread view that the doctrine of Islam is reactionary in the sense that it defends tradition against modernity …

examine the roles of ethnicity and religion in conflict and war. Based on one theory, the Ottoman conquests were driven by the … Gaza ideology according to which the empire's central motivation was provided by a spirit of Holy War in the name of Islam …