What is it about you and oil? Who has said otherwise or even the same here? Oil and gas riches have had its positives as well as its negatives (Dutch Disease).
However oil and gas has nothing to do with the fact that our Semitic ancestors and that of modern-day Arabs basically created the notion of science itself. Writing, the wheel, mathematics, the first alphabet, the zero, agriculture, the first cities, the first civilizations and the first monuments of any worth. As well as the first recorded religions.
That was long before anyone had heard about oil and gas.
Arabs created 3 of the 11 largest empires in history, more than any other ethnic group in the top 15, as well as numerous influential kingdoms, sultanates, emirates, imamates and sheikdoms on 3 continents (Asia, Africa and Europe).
That was long before anyone had heard about oil and gas.
Arabs ruled the Caliphate for almost 1000 years and much of the Muslim world.
That was long before anyone had heard about oil and gas.
Arabs have been some of the most influential people in history.
That was accomplished long before anyone had heard about oil and gas.
Arabs were some of the richest people in the ancient world when they dominated the incense trade and had monopoly on spices and other valuable goods that were imported by Europeans until the European Age of Discovery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense_Route
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_trade
Read and learn.
More spending is need on R&D and science, current spending is way too low right now....
Ironically the Arab world became neglected during the Ottomans who preferred to invest in Turkey and nearby Balkans. However despite that 50% of the Arab world was independent and you have many rich Arab kingdoms such as Morocco and Oman that were imperial powers of their own.
And while Arabia and the Arab world was not as rich 100 years ago as it is today, we were still doing better than most of the Muslim world. Famines, widespread wars were very rare if not non-existent and most of us had our own independence and self-rule.
In fact forget about oil and gas which was discovered by Europeans/Westerners in both the Arab world, Iran and elsewhere.
What we enjoy today and everyone else in the world is largely thanks to 500 years of European dominance and their inventions. It's not do to anyone else and certainly not Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, KSA, Indonesia etc.
You think that your average Anatolian villager lived any different than your average villager in say Najd or Central Iran? Or China? I have a revelation for you. That was no the case.
So false-flagger, kindly change your disc.
Also reread my post closely before you make empty claims of what I have said or accuse me of anything. Also recall who and which individuals started such discussions and the trolling. Hint, no Arab user.
I am basically insulting you without you realizing it.
