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2011-05-21 Africa North

Spiegel: A Look at the Root Causes of the Arab Revolution

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Posted by tipper 2011-05-21 05:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Interesting, with a lot of big words. Example:

SPIEGEL: Why has it taken so long for the values of the modern age to reach the Islamic world? After all, the golden age of Arab civilization ended in the 13th century.
Give him the benefit of the doubt; he's a historian.

Todd: There is a simple explanation, which has the benefit of also being applicable to northern India and China, that is, to three completely differently religious communities: Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism. It has to do with the structure of the traditional family in these regions, with its debasement and with the disenfranchisement of women. And in Mesopotamia, for example, it extends well into the pre-Islamic world. Mohammed, the founder of Islam, granted women far more rights than they have had in most Arab societies to this day.

Cause is the same as the European Spring of 1848,and don't forget France went thru two Napoleans before the Third Republic became somewhat democratic.

It's going to take a long time, but it is a beginning.

Posted by Bobby 2011-05-21 07:21|| 2011-05-21 07:21|| Front Page Top

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