Chapter Eleven
The weakness of the Arab nations stems from the fact that they buy weapons instead of choosing to do their own research. If it chose the latter course, an Arab state could pull off two miracles at one stroke: invest in an army of researchers and engineers, thus contributing to full employment, and free itself from military dependence on the West.
—Fatima Mernissi, modern, enlightened, liberal,
Moslem feminist, Islam and Democracy