arguments for the recognition of cultural diversity have led to a fundamental question in political theory: on what basis the process of political decision making should be formed to accommodate cultural diversity as a permanent feature of contemporary societies? the aim of this paper is to examine whether 'dialogue' can be employed as a means in such a process. the first section of this paper...

The concept of civilizations dialogue has emerged relatively recently but undergone a number changes during its existence. Not to mention the fact that there is no consensus in scientific community on what exactly should be considered as civilizations. However, it obvious have been and still exist mutual relations between peoples belonging different civilizations, those that, general, fall unde...

deviation from the norm in al-sahifa al-sajjadiyah abstract literature deals with the arrangement and decoration of language with a beautiful form and an impressive message. foregrounding and deviation from the norm are the outcome of the manipulation of standard language in its phonology, semantics, lexis, syntax, and dialects, among other aspects. al-sahifa al-sajjadiyah is among the most val...

This paper investigates the principal competing visions of global politics that are currently advanced in the public discourse about globalization in opposition to the traditional state-centered perspective. The first part of the paper develops an analysis of ideal models as cultural resources that grounds the different reading of human bonds. The second part applies the notion of ideal models ...

This article explores the importance of value civilizational dialogue according to Said Nursi's thinking towards Malaysia. Nursi, a prominent Islamic scholar and thinker, emphasized principles unity, compassion, between civilizations. The discusses pillars dialogue, including understanding, tolerance, respect, patience. It also highlights problems in implementing such as cultural differences, p...

Contrary with the opinion and idea that the civilization difference induces the civilization conflicts, the commonness of civilization is more important in fact. In the various past researches about the civilization comparison, most scholars emphasized to review and look the differences among different civilizations, and deduced that the differences induced the conflicts. However, the differenc...