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The Middle East's Lost Resources


(International Herald Tribune) Mai Yamani - Last week, 100 of the best contemporary minds in the Arab world, members of the Project for Democracy Studies in Arab Countries, met at Oxford University to lament the state of the region's political leadership - united by the devastating reality that not a single one is able to return to work in his or her native country. Together they represent the lost resources of an Arab world that is fast becoming isolated by illiteracy, ignorance, and repression. As one participant noted, "Nowhere in the Arab world would such a gathering be possible." While most Arab commentators delight in blaming the rest of the world for every misfortune, real or imagined, the Oxford delegates believe that it is only Arabs themselves who can create the institutions in their societies that can lead them to a better future. The writer is a research fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London.
2004-09-09 00:00:00
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