Most recent articles by Timur Kuran
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Islamic law
The trust deficit
What the Middle East needs today is not Islamic law, but wide-ranging efforts to rebuild trust among and within communities and in private organisations and government. By Timur Kuran
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Political Islam
The Loss of Democratic Legitimacy
This year, Islamist politics has faced massive setbacks in two major predominantly Muslim countries: Egypt and Turkey. But it is too soon to write political Islam off as a capable participant – even a leading force – in a pluralist democracy. An essay by Timur Kuran