Nowadays talking to any Arab intellectual all over the world would assert one fact ; that the condition of the Arab people particularly and most of the Musslem world is totally dysfunctional .
Even back in late 19th century Jamal Al Afghany , stated " It is permissible to ask oneself why Arab civilization , after having thrown such a live light on the world , suddenly became extinguished .
Force is the reigning tool , all existing Arab regimes , or new aspiring forces , whether Islamic or military oligarchies , only see force as the way necessary to effect their policies , these pseudo legalized authorities took to subdue their populations and force them to obey their will , forgetting or overlooking the thesis that brutality begot brutality , darkness begot even more darkness .
One other major aspect of Arab and Musslem dysfunctionality , is their total " live by and surrender " to the discourse of conspiracies , in lieu of cause and effects and reasonable explanations . Daily Arabic press and media is full of them . I'm going to quote a full paragraph from the brilliant book by R. R. Reilly , "The closing of the Muslim mind " . a should read to anyone with the slightest interest in Arab and/or Musslem affairs .
He says " Conspiracy theories are the intellectual currency of an irrational world . [ Arabs] and Muslims are transformed from actors into victims ~ usually of some Jewish or Western conspiracy . Otherwise , events are assigned directly to God as their sole cause , again removing them from the realm in which man's actions can have any effect ."
AS Tunisian poet Bassit bin Hassan describes it " The prevailing discourse among us is accustomed to blaming the hegemonic and tyrannical 'other ' for our misfortunes , for the hideousness that surrounds us , for our cultural emptiness , and for our problems . It acquits us of responsibility for our tragedies through the dualism of the evil "other" and "us" , the innocent victims .
Natural disasters are always , explicable only in terms of God's direct wrath , will and action. Dr. Al-Houni , a Libyan reformist , comes to the conclusion ; " Arab societies have only one of two options : either to sever their ties with Western civilization and it's cultural institutions and continue to do themselves harm .... or to irrevocably sever their ties with the religious legacy of the middle ages , in order for their philosophy to be a philosophy of life and freedom , and not one of death and hatred ."
Mr. R. Reilly and his above-mentioned excellent book were instrumental for the present blog about the Oummah's situation , and I'm grateful , my usual thanks to all my readers .
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