La tragedia de los árabes

A civilisation that used to lead the world is in ruins—and only the locals can rebuild it.

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Pluralism, education, open markets: these were once Arab values and they could be so again. Today, as Sunnis and Shias tear out each others’ throats in Iraq and Syria and a former general settles onto his new throne in Egypt, they are tragically distant prospects. But for a people for whom so much has gone so wrong, such values still make up a vision of a better future.

Excelente artículo en The Economist sobre lo que ellos llaman The tragedy of the arabs.