Egyptian Philosopher Mourad Wahba Explains Why The World of Islam Is So Backward
Title: Egyptian Philosopher Mourad Wahba: We Suffer from “Backwardness Virus." No Democracy w/o Secularism. Source: MEMRITVVideos. Date Published: February 11, 2016. Description:
Egyptian philosopher Mourad Wahba, speaking on the Egyptian Al-Hayat TV
channel, said that secularism was a cornerstone of democratic society.
He further said: "There is such a thing as a 'backwardness virus',"
which "concentrates on disabling the mind," and that "when a political
authority strikes an alliance with a fundamentalist religious authority,
there is no end to the backwardness." The interview with Wahba aired on
January 30.