Doug
DD>>Name for me the absolute best (in your judgement) example of an Islamic state. Let's look at the cold, hard facts for a little bit here.<<
Oh, alright. Go with the UAE (United Arab Emirates) then. Since the UAE was formed in the 1970s, their achievements in moving a largely "lower decile" population to a bustling modern state is a tremendous achievement.
Regards
JR
"... They ne'er cared for us
yet: suffer us to famish, and their store-houses
crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, to
support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act
established against the rich, and provide more
piercing statutes daily, to chain up and restrain
the poor. If the wars eat us not up, they will; and
there's all the love they bear us."
-- Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act 1, scene 1
