Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Identify Causes of Decline, Scholar Tells Muslims

ARAB NEWS: JEDDAH — Dr. M. Umer Chapra, an eminent economist, social scientist and the winner of the King Faisal International Prize, has urged Muslims to identify the reasons for their decline. After making vitally important contributions to civilization for several centuries, the Muslim world went into decline and Chapra would like for the lost glory to become a reality once again.

Addressing a ceremony held at the Jeddah Hilton Sunday night to launch his latest book “Muslim Civilization: The Causes of Decline and the Need for Reform,” Chapra urged Muslim governments and societies to give top priority to establish justice and equality. “No society can progress without justice,” he added. Identify Causes of Decline, Scholar Tells Muslims >>> By P.K. Abdul Ghafour | May 20, 2008

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