In "Radical State: How Jihad Is Winning Over Democracy in the West," author Abigail R. Esman argues that in large measure, it is actually jihad which has emerged victorious over democracy, not only because of the actions of Muslim terrorists, but because of our own response to extremist Islam in the West. With the best of intentions, Western (European) countries have permitted antidemocratic, ultraconservative Islamic beliefs and traditions to flourish in their societies as they've responded to the influx of Muslim immigrants to their shores, largely as a result of the guest-worker...
In "Radical State: How Jihad Is Winning Over Democracy in the West," author Abigail R. Esman argues that in large measure, it is actually jihad whi...