Non-ICT ReadingIntellectual illiteracy is the greatest challenge facing the Arab World.

Intellectual illiteracy is the greatest challenge facing the Arab World. Ahmed Maged. Daily Star Egypt. Online February 2007. ... Arab youth are undeniably at a crossroads. On the one hand they are dealing with modernism and western standards introduced into conservative societies. Meanwhile, Arab culture has become engrossed in appearances — the cosmetic — rather than the core issues. … This has in turn created a discrepancy between the spoken intent and incentive action, a politically and religiously-charged atmosphere where judgments are based on emotion rather than reason. … According to Fouad Al-Bana of Yemen’s Taauz University, Arab youth are today threatened by a high level of intellectual illiteracy. … According to Fouad Al-Bana of Yemen’s Taauz University, Arab youth are today threatened by a high level of intellectual illiteracy. … Al-Bana maintained that the Arab world suffers from a failure to understand the physical reality due to lack of proper channels and guidance needed to conduct research and acquire knowledge. … “This is why many young people are molded in threadbare traditions and remain change-resistant for fear new knowledge would endanger their long-established religious and social values. …