Why does the muslim world seem to be so far behind the rest of the world ?

Question

Places like Asia seems to have made so many progress in the past 40 years. The muslim world however seems to be plagued by wars, corruption , poverty , despite having having many resources. It doesn’t produce science/culture and does not look like it’s improving.

In: Economics

Answer 1

Because the United States and Russia have been actively destabilizing the middle east for over half a century.