The Major Economic and Social Problems in the Arab World?
Monday, October 20th, 2008Author: Maha
The economic problems
Author: Maha
The economic problems
by Victor Epand
By Jim DeSantis
The conflict in the Middle East was born several thousand years ago in a tent in the desert. The Old Testament, Book of Genesis, lays out the story in great detail. It’s compelling reading for students of the Middle East conflict.
I watched one day as a news reporter interviewed a Muslim student in the lecture hall of one of America’s most prestigious schools. The young man was adorned with a silk headpiece and appeared to come from a very wealthy Arab family I supposed. When asked whether Israel had a right to live in peace in the land that they now held as their homeland he became flustered and indignant. He said, “Who is Israel and what history do they have, who ever heard of Israel before now.”