Yep.
And Iran is chock full of Persians, not Arabs, too.
Still, I’m sticking with my assessment: Islam is why some folks can’t have nice things like a democracy, civil society or other non-Sharia republic and the only way Muslims can have such nice things is to the extent that they are backslidden or content to not do what Islam demandsof them (which is to impose Sharia).
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Still, Im sticking with my assessment: Islam is why some folks cant have nice things like a democracy, civil society or other non-Sharia republic and the only way Muslims can have such nice things is to the extent that they are backslidden or content to not do what Islam demandsof them (which is to impose Sharia).
Islamic countries have that faith in common. But, Islamic Indonesian is a FAR CRY from Islamic Algeria.
In the end the CULTURE and GOVERNMENT determine how things turn out...not necessarily ONLY the religion.
The five years we spent in the KSA made me FULLY appreciate the blessed country we live in. When we landed at LAX I got down on that airport linoleum and KISSED the ground I was SO glad to finally be home for good.
The Saudis were good to us...or we wouldn't have stayed there five years but...what did Dorothy say: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.