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The irony, when necessary, islamic laws don't apply because you need to do scientific break throughs.
by seivan 12y ago
The irony, when necessary, islamic laws don't apply because you need to do scientific break throughs.
- josefresco 12y agoI love how science exists on a plane seemingly above religion and money. It seems that most leaders when behind closed doors, understand the value of education, science and the benefits it has to society long term. Even those flush with money, understand that sustainability long-term is dependent on attracting and fostering the top minds from around the world and within their own borders.
- ldonley 12y agoIt's sad isn't it? The Islamic world was the pinnacle of scientific discover for the past millennium.
- iwwr 12y agoThe bigger headache is keeping those educated people in SA, a country unlikely to reform socially very much to accomodate them, let alone the competition for skilled people in general. The social exclusion of women alone is a great drag on productivity.
- mark_l_watson 12y agoYou might be underestimating the happiness factor of the SA middle class. A few years ago two SA college professors hired me to remotely tutor their daughter in computer science. She seemed very content with the status quo and her prospects for a happy life. I have to admit to some surprise about her attitudes, and I realize this is only one data point.
- pakled_engineer 12y agoThe Saudi regime now offers fully paid foreign school and a comfortable living allowance, thousands of them are in my city going to university. They are all total hedonists here but told me they want to go back home after and enjoy their privileged status there. None of them want to stay overseas that I've met.
- simonh 12y agoIt's not that the law doesn't apply, they just categorise it as a private rather than public space. Most education facilities for girls are the same even if some of the staff are men. I've actualy been there a while back, it's a fantastic facility.