Saudi intellectual: Arabs block civilization
Ibrahim Albleahy says historical Arab thoughts or achievements were actually taken from the Greeks. (Supplied)
By Fahad Suleiman Shoqiran
Al Arabiya Sunday, 20 November 2016
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Considered as one of Saudi Arabia’s most liberal writers, Ibrahim Albleahy once said that Arabs have not contributed anything to modern civilization. He said that any historical Arab thoughts or achievements were actually taken from the Greeks.
In an in-depth interview with Al Arabiya’s Fahad al-Shoqiran, Albleahy blames the failure of Arab societies to develop and innovate on their refusal to learn from other civilizations or to criticize the principles of their own society.
Aside from his role in Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council, Albleahy is involved in a variety of organizations in Saudi civil society. He has also written a book titled The Qualitative Changes in Human Civilization.
Below is an edited version of al-Shoqiran’s interview with Albleahy.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2016/11/20/Saudi-intellectual-Arabs-block-civilization.html
