Background
Voll, John Obert was born on April 20, 1936 in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Obert Frank and Ruth Olivia (Seaberg) Voll.
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The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. In Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. Applying a twenty-first century perspective to the question of whether Islam is "compatible" with democracy, they redirect the conversation toward a new politics of democracy that transcends both secular authoritarianism and Political Islam. While the opposition movements of the Arab Spring vary from country to country, each has raised questions regarding equality, economic justice, democratic participation, and the relationship between Islam and democracy in their respective countries. Does democracy require a secular political regime? Are religious movements the most effective opponents of authoritarian secularist regimes? Esposito, Voll, and Sonn examine these questions and shed light on how these opposition movements reflect the new global realities of media communication and sources of influence and power. Positioned for a broad readership of scholars and students, policy-makers, and media experts, Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring will quickly become a go-to for all who watch the Middle East, inside and outside of academia.
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Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in Asia, most books on contemporary Islam focus on the Middle East, giving short shift to the dynamic and diverse presence of Asian Islam in regional and global politics. The Muslims of Asia constitute the largest Muslim communities in the world - Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Central Asia. In recent years, terrorist bombings in Bali, separatist conflicts in Thailand and the Philippines, and opposition politics in Central Asia, all point to the strategic importance of Asian Islam. In Asian Islam in the 21st Century, terrorism and its effects are placed within the broader context of Muslim politics and how Islamic ideals and movements, mainstream and extremist, have shaped Asian Muslim societies. Democratization experiments -- successful and unsuccessful -- are examined. The rise of radical militant movements is analyzed and placed in historical perspective. The result is an insightful portrait of the rich diversity of Muslim politics and discourse that continue to affect Asian Muslim majority and minority countries. Specialists and students of Islamic studies, religion and international affairs, and comparative politics as well as general readers will benefit from this sorely needed comprehensive analysis of a part of the world that has become increasingly important in the 21st century.
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In this timely and important work, John Esposito and John Voll explore the development of contemporary Islamic movements and thought through the biographies of nine major activist intellectuals who represent a wide range of Muslim societies. Many Muslims have combined revivalist activism with intellectual efforts, but only a few have achieved significant international visibility and influence. By examining the lives and work of nine such internationally recognized figures, Esposito and Voll provide a new understanding of the intellectual foundations of contemporary Islamic awareness and politics. Included are profiles of: Ismail Ragi al-Faruqi (U.S./Palestine), Khurshid Ahmad (India/Pakistan), Maryam Jameelah (U.S./Pakistan), Hasan Hanafi (Sudan), Rashid Ghannoushi (Tunisia), Hasan al-Turabi (Sudan), Abdolkarim Soroush (Iran), Anwar Ibrahim (Malaysia), and Abdurrahman Wahid (Indonesia). These thinkers contributed to some of the most significant intellectual and activist developments in the Muslim world during the 1980s and 1990s-the period during which Islamic movements became a major force in Muslim societies and international affairs. They helped to organize and lead the movements of Islamic renewal and provided the conceptual foundations for the programs those movements advocate. Together, they represent a distinctive phase in the evolution of Islamic thinking: the ongoing effort to create an effective synthesis of modernity and Islamic tradition. Their work supplies the core of the Islamic resurgence of the1990s and the foundation for what it can become in the twenty-first century.
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This third edition of "The Historical Dictionary of the Sudan" focuses on the Sudan in Islamic times from the 14th century to the present. There is more on the sultanates of Sinnar and Dar Fur, the Mahdiya, and the history of Islam in the Sudan, especially the chronology and analysis of significant events of the past decade, which has seen a radical Islamist movement in power in Khartoum. The revised Bibliography contains new sections built upon the recent proliferation of literature on women in the Sudan, minority and human rights, Islamism, opposition movements, and refugees and exiles from the Sudan. Comprehensive reference and research tool for undergraduate students and generalist researchers.
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Voll, John Obert was born on April 20, 1936 in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Obert Frank and Ruth Olivia (Seaberg) Voll.
AB summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy (Ford Foundation fellow), Dartmouth College, 1969; AM (Danforth fellow), Harvard University, 1960.
Instructor history University New Hampshire, Durham, 1965-1969, assistant professor, 1969-1974, associate professor, 1974-1982, professor, 1982-1995, chair department, 1988-1991. Professor Georgetown University, Washington, since 1995, deputy director Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, 1996—2004, since 2006, director Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, 2004—2006, interim chair Arabic & Islamic studies, 2009—2010. Member history and social science advisory committee College Board 1983-1986, chairman European history and world cultures achievement test committee, 1985-1988.
Teaching fellow Harvard University, 1969. Harvard Center for Middle Eastern, Studies Vist. Committee, 2003-2005.
(Are Islam and democracy on a collision course? Do Islamic...)
(In this timely and important work, John Esposito and John...)
(Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in As...)
(This third edition of "The Historical Dictionary of the S...)
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Member board Ecumenical Ministry University New Hampshire, 1974-1978, president, 1975-1977. Chairman social action Durham Community Church, 1974-1975, member church council, 1977-1978, deacon, since 1986. Member American Council Learned Societies (delegate 1989-1996, delegate executive committee 1989-1992, board directors 1990-1992), New England History Association (secretary 1975-1978, vice president 1981, president 1982), Sudan Studies Association (board directors 1981-1982, co-executive director 1990-1994), New Hampshire Council on World Affairs (board directors 1978-1995), World History Association (board directors 2005-2008), American History Association (chairman program committee 1999), Middle East Studies Association (board directors 1987-1989, president 1992-1993), American Council for Study of Islamic Societies (board directors since 1989, vice president 1989-1991), New Hampshire Humanities Council (board directors 1991-1995).
Married Sarah Lynne Potts, June 12, 1965. Children: Sarah Layla, Michael Obert.