Huntington And Mamdani s Views On Culture And Islam

Huntington and Mamdani make two very different arguments. They both make points about what causes conflict. Huntington describes his theories on a future â€Å"clash of civilizations† while Mamdani argues that 9/11 did not happen because of a clash of civilizations. Mamdani also disagrees with Huntington’s opinions on culture and Islam. Huntington believes that the world can be organized by civilizations based on culture instead of political or economic systems. Huntington focuses on two civilizations, Western civilization and Islamic civilization. Huntington believes that these civilizations will face inevitable conflict. The sources of conflict may be struggles for military, economic, and institutional power or it may come from differences in basic values and beliefs between the two cultures. Huntington states â€Å"It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural...the clash of civilizations will dominate global politics. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future† (Huntington, pg. 22). Mamdani says Huntington’s argument â€Å"was built around two ideas: that since the end of the Cold War ‘the iron curtain of ideology’ had been replaced by a ‘velvet curtain of culture,’ and that the velvet curtain had been drawn across ‘the bloody borders of Islam† (Mamdani, pg. 21).Show MoreRelatedMuslims After 9/112726 Words   |  11 Pagesconstantly fighting against prejudice. After September 11, media interest in Islam increased, where Islam was usually portrayed in a negative way. Before 9/11, many Muslims lived the normal, everyday life. However, the attack has changed lives of many people that belonged to the Muslim community, where they were the victims of guilt. Unfortunately, many Americans were introduced to Islam, after the 9/11 attack, thus even till today, Islam is associated with terrorism. For the past ten years, Muslims felt excludedRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesPublic Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political