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"Who needs a caliphate?"

Asim Siddiqui, the chairman of the City Circle, has written an insightful article, "Who needs a caliphate?", on how the failure of Islamism to bring tangible social or economic benefits to Islamic societies may mean that Muslims will increasingly reject such ideologies in favour of greater democracy and individual freedom. He writes:

"Much of the last 100 years has been spent politicising Islam rather than working for a just polity: the rule of law, equal citizenship and democratically accountable governments. The 21st century will see Islamist ideas dismantled by Muslims and western political models incorporated."

The article is available here.

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