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DESCRIPTION:The South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute presents&nbsp\;
 Sayed Hassan Akhlaq\, from George Washington University\, joined by discus
 sant Sharif Hozoori of Cornell University.&nbsp\;Afghanistan's quest for m
 odernization\, spanning more than a century\, has traversed diverse ideolo
 gical avenues\, including constitutionalism\, Marxism\, Islamism\, and eve
 n liberal democracy. Regrettably\, none of these endeavors\, despite their
  varied approaches\, have achieved success. Notably\, even Islamic initiat
 ives\, as well as efforts by the Mujahidin (pro-Western) and the Taliban (
 anti-Mujahidin)\, have encountered setbacks.The significance of the rule o
 f law within modernization cannot be overstated. With the overwhelming maj
 ority of Afghanistan's population adhering to Islam\, a religion that emph
 asizes legal principles\, it prompts the central question of why Islamic l
 egalism hasn't been more instrumental in fostering the rule of law through
 out Afghanistan's modernization initiatives. To delve into this inquiry\, 
 the talk will be divided into two parts: an examination of internal elemen
 ts within Islamic law that have posed challenges to the process\, and an e
 xploration of external factors that have disregarded local culture\, imped
 ing the promotion of the rule of law.
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SUMMARY:The Rule of Law and the Modernization of Afghanistan
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The South Asia Center at the Moynihan Insti
 tute presents&nbsp\;Sayed Hassan Akhlaq\, from George Washington Universit
 y\, joined by discussant Sharif Hozoori of Cornell University.&nbsp\;</p><
 div><p>Afghanistan's quest for modernization\, spanning more than a centur
 y\, has traversed diverse ideological avenues\, including constitutionalis
 m\, Marxism\, Islamism\, and even liberal democracy. Regrettably\, none of
  these endeavors\, despite their varied approaches\, have achieved success
 . Notably\, even Islamic initiatives\, as well as efforts by the Mujahidin
  (pro-Western) and the Taliban (anti-Mujahidin)\, have encountered setback
 s.</p><p><span style="background-color: initial\; font-family: inherit\; f
 ont-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-s
 pacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">The significanc
 e of the rule of law within modernization cannot be overstated. With the o
 verwhelming majority of Afghanistan's population adhering to Islam\, a rel
 igion that emphasizes legal principles\, it prompts the central question o
 f why Islamic legalism hasn't been more instrumental in fostering the rule
  of law throughout Afghanistan's modernization initiatives. To delve into 
 this inquiry\, the talk will be divided into two parts: an examination of 
 internal elements within Islamic law that have posed challenges to the pro
 cess\, and an exploration of external factors that have disregarded local 
 culture\, impeding the promotion of the rule of law.</span></p></div>
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