Islamic values and Western 'culture'

Shasta'sAunt wrote: candid_new wrote: Higher education is important but it should not be at the cost of primary education of the masses. Primary education is important for reforming the society. Technological advancement is ineffective without social progress. � So when everyone is a high school graduate but there are no doctors or scientists society will progress? �

You have comprehension problem, it seems. I suggest you re read what I posted. I said higher education is important, but primary education is more important than higher education. I meant if nearly all the educated people of the country are doctors and engineers, but the literacy rate is low and the masses are ignorant and poor, the country still can't make significant progress.

Edited by candid_new - 14 March 2009 at 8:27pm

candid_new wrote: I would recommend Muslims who live in West not to adopt Western culture also because it is overly materialistic.

Ron Webb wrote: [QUOTE=candid_new]  True, but then Muslim culture is underly materialistic (which is probably why Muslim countries do not have strong economies).  I would recommend that each culture try to learn from the others.