Post by general313 on Aug 23, 2018 17:03:11 GMT
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.
Speaking of Spain, it seems that on the whole the Jews of Spain were better off under the Moors. I often wonder how Middle East/western relations might be if the crusades never happened.