THIS IS THE LAMENTATION OF A CONCERNED MUSLIM:
Happy 1430 Hijria.
Happy? But situations in the Muslim world is still sad as it was
500 years ago since we relaxed our quest for knowledge. Because
of that influence and power shifted to the Christian world – and have
remained there ever since.
The figures are speaking themselves very loudly but we refuse to
listen. Some thoughts – Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B. Mohamed.
Director-General, Al Baraka Bank.
Demographics:
o World Jewish population: 14 million
o Distribution: 7m in America
5m in Asia
2m in Europe
100 thousands in Africa
o World Muslim population: 1.5 billion
o Distribution: 1 billion in Asia/Mid-East
400m in Africa
44m in Europe
6m in the Americas
o Every fifth human being is a Muslim.
o For every single Hindu there are two Muslims
o For every Buddhist there are two Muslims
o For every Jew there are 107 Muslims
Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the
entire 1.5 billion Muslims…
Why..?
Here are some of the reasons.
Movers of Recent History
o Albert Einstein – Jewish
o Sigmund Freud – Jewish
o Karl Marx – Jewish
o Paul Samuelson – Jewish
o Milton Friedman – Jewish
Medical Milestones
Vaccination needle: Benjamin Ruben – Jewish
o Polio vaccine: Jonas Salk – Jewish
o Leukaemia drug: Gertrude Elion – Jewish
o Hepatitis B: Baruch Blumberg -jewish
o Syphilis drug: Paul Ehrlich – Jewish
o Neuro muscular: Elie Metchnikoff – Jewish
o Endocrinology: Andrew Schally – Jewish
o Cognitive therapy: Aaron Beck – Jewish
o Contraceptive pill: Gregory Pincus – Jewish
o Understanding of human eye: G. Wald-Jewish o
Embryology: Stanley Cohen – Jewish
o Kidney dialysis: Willem Kloffcame – Jewish
Nobel Prize Winners
In the past 105 years, the 14 million Jews have won 180
Nobel prizes whilst the 1.5 billion Muslims have achieved only 3
Nobel winners.
Inventions that changed History
o Micro-processing chip: Stanley Mezo – Jewish
o Nuclear chain reactor: Leo Sziland – Jewish
o Optical fibre cable: Peter Schultz – Jewish
o Traffic lights: Charles Adler – Jewish
o Stainless steel: Benno Strauss – Jewish
o Sound movies: Isador Kisee – Jewish
o Telephone microphone:Emile Berliner – Jewish
o Video tape recorder: Charles Ginsburg-Jewish
Influential Global Businesses
o Polo: Ralph Lauren – Jewis
Coca Cola: – Jewish
o Levi’s: Levi Strauss – Jewish
o Starbuck’s: Howard Schultz – Jewish
o Google: Sergey Brin – Jewish
o Dell Computers:Michael Dell – Jewish
o Oracle Computers: Larry Ellison: – Jewish
o DKNY: Donna Karan – Jewish
o Baskin Robbins Irv Robbins – Jewish
o Dunkin’ Donuts: Bill Rosenberg – Jewish
Global Media Figures
o Wolf Blitzer, CNN – Jewish
o Barbara Walters, ABC News – Jewish
o Eugene Meyer , Washington Post – Jewish
o Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine – Jewish
o Katherine Graham , Washington Post- Jewish
o Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times – Jewish
o Max Frankel, New York Times – Jewish
Global Philanthropists
o George Soros – Jewish
o Walter Annenberg – Jewish
Why are they powerful and why are Muslims powerless?
Here’s another reason… We have lost the capacity to produce
knowledge.
o In the entire Muslim world (57 Muslim countries) there are only
500 universities
o In USA alone, 5,758 universities
o In India alone, 8,407 universities
Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top
500 Ranking Universities of the World
o Literacy in the Christian world – 90%
o Literacy in the Muslim world – 40%
o 15 Christian-majority countries’ literacy rate – 100%
o Muslim-majority countries with 100% – None
o 98% in Christian countries completed primary education
o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary education
o 40% in Christian countries attended University
o In Muslim countries, a dismal 2% attended university
o Muslim-majority countries have 230 scientists per million
o The USA has 5000 per million
o The Christian world-1000 technicians per million
o Entire Arabworld-only50 technicians /million
o Muslim world spending on R&D-0.2%of GDP
o Christian world’s R&D – 5.0% of GDP
Conclusions
The Muslim world lacks the capacity to produce knowledge.
Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of
diffusing knowledge.
o Pakistan:23 daily newspapers /1000 citizens
o Singapore : 460 /1000 citizens
o UK book titles/million is 2000
o Egypt book titles per million is only 17
Conclusion.. .
Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge.
Applying knowledge is another such test.
o Exports of high-tech products from Pakistan : 0.9%
o In Saudi Arabia : only 0.2%
o Kuwait , Morocco and Algeria: only 0.3%
o Tiny Singapore (4mil pop.) :68% …!
Conclusion.. .
Muslim world is failing to apply knowledge.
What do you conclude? No need to tell… The figures are speaking
themselves very loudly but we are unable to use the ears Allah gave
us to listen and eyes to let us
