Slightofhand
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Be thankful for what you have should be somewhere in there.
Yes it is.
Do you think democracy and freedom comes out of nothing? Check the french revolution, history of the UK and other democracies. There is always blood before things go back to be better.
You implied that the west keeping the devil dictator is better than having a revolution and for people to chose their own destiny. Even if it looks like a warzone now, assuming those people are left alone to decide their future, they will go back to peace and prosperity instead of having someone millions miles away decide what they eat, think and see.
I'm from an arab country and half of my family studied Math/Physics in university. My aunts (3 of them) either teach physics or have a phd in Maths. Same on my father's side.
In fact, you would be considered a loser if you didn't have a degree or knew maths really well in my family. Which I don't agree with.
The problem in the arab world is more political, with a bunch of people staying in power and using media and force to stay in power. It also doesn't help that the west cry for more democracy but propels and supports those same dictators to stay in power to help their interests.
Start with Algorithms named after a persiaan scientist called Alkhawarizmi. He did write in arabic though, so similar to einstein writing in english rather than german.
Muslim here. What do you exactly mean, genuinly curious. Who is better than humans?
> One question that no one is able to answer me, how does doing business, investing time and skill earn you "profit" while spending that same time and skill in investing your money and getting rewards is called "interest" and that gets shot down?
The difference is profit/loss guarantee. If as OP said you invest your money, you are bound by risk of either losing your money or making a profit. On the other hand, your money sitting on the bank account earning interest while you are not at risk of losing, but only of profiting is considered haram.
In the UK most of the banks offer a shariah compliant account to customers. I know LLyods TSB and HSBC do this. Your account basically does not include any interests and you are provided with a contract that explains how this is shariah compliant.
I'm on the same boat. Learning react and going through a course on Udemy, but wanted to see how a proper complexe application is built from scratch.
I read over 20 newspapers in 4 different languages: german, french, arabic and english. The more and diverse I read, the better I understand what's happening.
I came to the conclusion, that what counts is not how left wing, right wing or neutral a media is. It's understanding the dynamics of power and geopolitical issues, who will benefit from specific news, who is likely pushing for that news to be published. Keep an open mind about each media you consume and try not to be passive by consuming only.