GEOGRAPHY CULTURE & RELIGION
20/03/07 13:04
Here is a novel take on the state of Islam and the Middle East. The journalist Ralph Peters paints a picture of a historically woeful region in every regard. His focus is on the region as the culprit instead of the religion.
"Beyond Israel, the region hasn't produced a single first-rate government, army, economy, university or industry. It hasn't even produced convincing second-raters.
"Culturally, the region is utterly noncompetitive. Societies stagnate as populations seethe. To the extent it exists, development benefits the wealthy and powerful. The common people are either ignored or miserably oppressed - and not just the women."
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