NOYB wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I am no fan of contemporary or recent Arab/Moslem culture or history,
but there have been some significant contributors to the advancement of
our society.


You sure seem to have backed off your position from 2 years ago. Here's
what you had to say
in April 2002:

"The reality is that for at least the last 100 years, the so-called Arab
states have contributed absolutely nothing to the furthering of society in
any field of endeavor and the only reason anyone tolerates their anti-social
behavior is because they happen to be sitting on oil. If it weren't for
their oil, no one would pay them the slightest attention.
Their contributions to the fields of medicine, other sciences, the arts,
socialization, you name it and there is nothing there. Oh...I
forgot...they're adept at cowardice, at furthering the methodology of
terrorism and waging war on non-combatants."




Well, unlike you, I don't suffer from a rigid personality or locked
intellectuality. I don't believe Arab society has contributed much since
the last 50 years of the Ottoman Empire, but, of course, there have been
some individuals who have made a positive difference. There were even a
few righteous Germans in Germany during WW II. I don't think much of
Arab society for the last 100-150 years.