Questions Facing the Muslim World

By: Harold Rhode
June 4th, 2012
Many parts of the world, such as Korea, China, and India – basically medieval kingdoms fifty or sixty years ago — are now among the pacesetters of the modern world, both producing, and improving on, existing inventions. The Muslim world, however, often better off than these countries just half a century ago, has remained as it was, or has even, in many instances, deteriorated. This inertia in the Islamic world seems to stem not from any genetic limitations, or even religious ones, but purely from Islamic culture.
Although one can gain some insight into Islamic culture from books and other written material, if one is to really understand the Muslim world, there is no substitute for sitting in coffee or tea houses, spending time with Muslims, and asking them questions in their own surroundings and in their own languages. A result of these approaches would seem to indicate, with respect, some of the factors citizens of the Arab and Muslim world might wish to consider to use their extraordinary talents even more fully:
The Ability to Question – Western culture is predicated on questioning: inquiring of authorities how they came to the conclusions they reached — a concept […]

Ahmadinejad warns of enemy plots to urge division among Muslim Ummah

Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, warned here on Monday against the enemy plots to encourage division among Muslim nations.
Ahmadinejad warns of enemy plots to urge division among Muslim Ummah
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – He made the remarks in a meeting with Egyptian journalists and political activists, who were here to attend the 23rd anniversary of demise of Islamic Republic Founder late Imam Khomeini which was observed on June 3.
"Iran is ready to confer with the Arabic nations as brother counties on various regional and international issues; Muslim nations of the region are rich enough and their cooperation will boost their independence; Tehran is ready to extend its experience in all fields to all Muslim countries, including Egypt."
"Imam Khomeini believed that betterment of world affairs would be possible in light of betternment of each country's problems and all nations can lead peaceful co-existence if their governments are changed positively."
"All people form any background or color or region or races are regarded the same in Islam and it is a religion for all mankind."
President underlined that Iran's view toward recent regional Islamic Awakening is optimistic because it believes that these developments are rooted in the nations' desires.
"Iranian and Egyptian nations should work actively […]