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The Black Hole TOGGLE NAVIGATION Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison Published by on September 12, 2023 Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison 13 In this session, Ahmet Kuru will elaborate an argument about the ulema-state alliance as the cause of authoritarianism and underdevelopment in the Muslim world from the eleventh century to the present. Criticizing essentialist, post-colonialist, and new institutionalist explanations, Kuru focuses on the relations between intellectual, economic, religious, and political classes in his analysis. This session will be moderated by Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy.