Poverty in Islamic Nations

Part 1 The War from the East Session 1.1 Is This War? Session 1.2 Islam – One of the Great Monotheistic Religions Session 1.3 The Fight for the Soul of Islam Session 1.4 Dar al-Islam – The House of War Session 1.5 The Global Caliphate Session 1.6 Islam – Religion of Peace? Session 1.7 The History of the Conflict Session 1.8 Poverty in Islamic Nations

Outline Overview Religious Freedom Economic Freedom Political Freedom Freedom of Enquiry Corruption Technological Deficit The Root of the Problem

The Poverty Overview

The Decline of Islam Islam has declined from its “Golden Age of Andalusia”- into poverty She has fallen behind the West and East Asia The reason is a change in “mindset” –Figuratively from Mecca to Medina –From persuasion to sword –From “revelation + reason” to “revelation only”

Religious Freedom

Three Classic Positions Freedom of Religion – Judeo-Christian Theism Freedom from Religion – Secularism Tyranny of Religion – Jihadism

The corollary, namely, that religious liberty begets economic freedom is now provable. Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, PhD Founder & Chairman Spiritual Enterprise Institute

The countries with the least religious liberty also suffer the worst economic freedoms and are lacking in political rights. Lack of Religious Liberty

Figure 1.1: Religious Freedom by Area Religious Freedom Rating North Africa and West AsiaWestern Europe and North Atlantic 1 Ireland, United States 2 Austria, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden 3 IsraelBelgium, France, Germany, Greece 4 Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman 5 Algeria, Kuwait, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen 6 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Pakistan, Palestinian Areas 7 Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia Center for Religious Freedom - Survey Files (2007) The Range of Religious Freedom by Paul Marshall

Figure 1.2: Religious Freedom by Religious Background Religious Freedom Rating CatholicJudeo-ChristianOrthodoxIslam 1 (Most free)Hungary Ireland Estonia United States 2Austria, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain Botswana, Denmark, Norway, South Africa, Sweden UkraineMali Senegal 3Argentina, Belgium, France, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Venezuela KenyaBulgaria Greece Romania 4Mexico Slovakia TanzaniaArmenia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia Jordan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman 5ColumbiaZimbabweAlgeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Comoros, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen 6CubaBelarusAfghanistan, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Pakistan, Palestinian Areas 7 (least free)Iran, Iraq, Maldives Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Center for Religious Freedom - Survey Files (2007) The Range of Religious Freedom by Paul Marshall

Religious Freedom and Civil Liberties

Economic Freedom

GNP “The combined gross national product of twenty-two Arab states … was less than that of Spain.” Fouad Ajami The Foreigner’s Gift

Political Freedom

Freedom and World Population From Freedom House’s 2008 Global Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Freedom

Political Freedom

Freedom of Expression

Freedom of the Press

Corruption

Corruption Index

Technological Deficit

The Root of the Problem Culture

The Mind, Not the Ground Arabs see their resources coming from the ground. They demonstrated during the “Golden Age of Andalusia” that the mind of the Muslim people was the key to development.