One of the biggest flaws in any authoritarian regime is the way it demands unquestioning loyalty from its subjects, rather than encouraging them to question themselves and the world around them. For this reason education is severely curtailed, giving students only one limited worldview.
Tarek Heggy shows how a lack of knowledge of the achievements of the wider world is leading to a culture of incompetence in Islamic society, holding it back from fulfilling its potential.
The Future of the Moslem Mind, Part 1:
The Big Change in Islamic Societies
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