Why there is backwardness wherever there is Islam?

[Trachian_Nefer]

The problem arises with Salafism and Wahhabism in general, the forms of Islam practiced in the Golden age and before Imam Ghazali implemented his ultraorthodox views were the reason Islam soared in the first place, ever since Ghazali's anti-logic driven viewpoint had come mainstream the Islamic world has been left on the curbside.

[Incal]

Actually Malaysian and Indonesian economies are completely under the control non-Muslim Han. Singapore is also their miracle.
Were it not for American support to Muslim Malays and Austronesian elements in order to counter Chinese effect, the Chinese minorities would also take the control too.

True dat.

[White Swan]

Because they think they can win the birthright back by following the letter of the law to its (unjustifiable) extremes.

[Östsvensk]

It's mainly a combination of a lack of literacy and book production (Muslim authorities banned the printing press after its invention, so basically Islam doesn't promote critical thinking to say the least), possibly unnecessarily high rates of violence, and economy.

Further reading (originally posted by Tooting Carmen): https://inquisitivebird.substack.com...se-of-the-west