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Sayeed explores the kinds of resistance Western hegemony has provoked in the Middle East and shows that, although Islamic fundamentalism cannot provide a viable alternative to Western political, cultural, and economic systems, some of the major Islamic ideas can do so.
This book challenges prevalent Western media and popular interpretations of Islam. Through a political and historical analysis of Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan-countries that represent the religious, ethnic, and ideological spectrum of the Muslim world-it explores whether or not Islam as a political religion and civilization can provide a preferable alternative to Western capitalist democracy. Sayeed argues that although Islamic fundamentalism, particularly in its militant and violent form, lacks the potential to become such a system, some of the major Islamic ideas, if reinterpreted and reformulated, can provide a viable alternative to Western political and economic dominance, especially in the Middle and Near East.
Khalid Bin Sayeed is Professor Emeritus of Political Studies and Adjunct Professor of History at Queen's University. Among his other books are The Political System of Pakistan, Pakistan: The Formative Phase, and Politics in Pakistan: The Nature and Direction of Change.
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