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Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd, A Convergence of Civilizations: The Transformation of Muslim Societies around the World (New York: Columbia.!

We are told that Western/Christian and Muslim/Arab civilizations are heading towards inevitable conflict.

The demographics of the West remain sluggish, while the population of the Muslim world explodes, widening the cultural gap and all but guaranteeing the outbreak of war.

Youssef Courbage and Philippe Fargues describe the status, treatment and demography of Jews and Christians under Muslim authority.

  • Youssef Courbage and Philippe Fargues describe the status, treatment and demography of Jews and Christians under Muslim authority.
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  • Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd, A Convergence of Civilizations: The Transformation of Muslim Societies around the World (New York: Columbia.
  • Le Policy Center for the New South organise une présentation sous le thème «Perspectives démographiques et croissance économique au Maroc» par M Youssef.
  • The historical and geographical sweep of this book discredits the notion of a specific Islamic demography.

    • Leaving aside the media's sound and fury on this issue, measured analysis shows another reality taking shape: rapprochement between these two civilizations, benefiting from a universal movement with roots in the Enlightenment.



    The historical and geographical sweep of this book discredits the notion of a specific Islamic demography. The range of fertility among Muslim women, for example, is as varied as religious behavior among Muslims in general.

    Whether agnostics, fundamentalist Salafis, or al-Qaeda activists, Muslims are a diverse group that prove the variety and individuality of Islam. Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd consider different degrees of literacy, patriarchy, and defensive reactions among minori