Den arabiske digter Adonis, der har været på tale til Nobelprisen i litteratur, har opgivet troen på islams udviklingspotentiale:
"Arabs have no more creative force. Islam does not contribute to intellectual life, it suggests no discussion. It is no longer thought. It produces no thinking, no art, no science, no vision that could change the world. This repetition is the sign of its end. The Arabs will continue to exist, but they will not make the world better."
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