Post by phludowin on Aug 23, 2018 14:58:02 GMT
Good post.
In Europe it was Spain that benefitted from the Islamic Golden Age; but only in early medieval times.
Regions where Christianity dominated, like central Europe, benefitted from the Enlightenment. That's what would be needed in Islamic countries today.
Problem: Whenever some reformation movement pops up, like in Tunisia, it's often crushed down by fundamentalists. The West treating many Islamic countries like economic colonies for cheap oil and other stuff is probably not helping either.
I'd say: We need to stop importing resources from fundamentalist countries. Let them restructure their economy. Then social changes can and will take place.
In Europe it was Spain that benefitted from the Islamic Golden Age; but only in early medieval times.
Regions where Christianity dominated, like central Europe, benefitted from the Enlightenment. That's what would be needed in Islamic countries today.
Problem: Whenever some reformation movement pops up, like in Tunisia, it's often crushed down by fundamentalists. The West treating many Islamic countries like economic colonies for cheap oil and other stuff is probably not helping either.
I'd say: We need to stop importing resources from fundamentalist countries. Let them restructure their economy. Then social changes can and will take place.