Tabersamfund

Medierne og de politiske modstandere har meget travlt for tiden med ad hominem’ angreb på politikere fra Dansk Folkeparti.

Ingen forholder sig til substansen i udtalelserne fra Krarup, Camre og Messerschmidt. Det er jo ganske tankevækkende.

Lad os for eksempel tage udtalelserne om at islamiske lande er ‘tabersamfund’. Alle har fordømt dem, men hvad er realiteterne?

Det naturvidenskabelige tidsskrift Nature havde sidste år et temanummer om islam og forskning og udvikling. Temanummeret konklusioner var følgende:

“Spending on research and development in the Islamic world is well below the global average, and continues to fall behind that of developed countries in the West.”

“Nader Fergany, lead author of the Arab Human Development Reports (AHDR), argues that building a knowledge-based society in the Arab world means respecting key freedoms of expression and association. He discusses the AHDR reports, which identify deficits in the acquisition and production of knowledge, the levels of empowerment of women, and individual and national freedom as major barriers to Arab development.”

“Herwig Schopper, former director-general of CERN and president of the SESAME Council, argues that a big jump in developing science and technology in Muslim nations is needed and makes several recommendations for how progress might be achieved. He lists the many initiatives that have so far failed to lead to concrete action.”

“Past secular regimes have invested poorly in science and research, with the oil-rich Gulf states being the worst offenders.”

“Too few Muslim governments collect data on the actual status of science and innovation, so the problems facing scientists are not even on their agenda. Without true measures of quality and performance, weaknesses in higher education and research institutions will never be properly addressed. Declan Butler tackles the lack of statistics available on investment and performance, and analyses the best of what is available.”

Hvis det, Nature omtaler, ikke er betegnende for tabersamfund? Hvad er så? Eller er Nature racistisk? Hvad har den muslimske verden bidraget med igennem historien?