Post by Aj_June on Aug 24, 2018 1:15:37 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.
It is very clear that anti-Semitism was far more bigger problem in Christian societies than Muslim societies in the medieval era. Take Richard the Lionheart for example:
Richard I was officially invested as Duke of Normandy on 20 July 1189 and crowned king in Westminster Abbey on 3 September 1189.[53] Richard barred all Jews and women from the investiture, but some Jewish leaders arrived to present gifts for the new king.[54] According to Ralph of Diceto, Richard's courtiers stripped and flogged the Jews, then flung them out of court.[55]