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Muslim countries urged to invest in education
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi urged Muslim countries on Monday to invest more in education to curb poverty and backwardness, which he called the biggest threats they face in modern times. Speaking at an international conference of Islamic scholars, Badawi said Muslims had fallen far from the era when they were widely respected for their creativity and innovation. The real threat the Muslims face today is their poverty, their backwardness, he said in his speech in Kuala Lumpur. If we want to return to the days of glory, education is the answer. Were lazy seeking knowledge, he added. This is the real failure of the Muslim world today. Malaysian officials have noted that the 57 members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the worlds main Muslim political grouping, accounted for only 5 percent of the worlds gross domestic product in 2005 despite comprising 21 percent of the global population.
Posted by: Fred 2007-07-17 |
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