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Originally Posted by nik-
Isn't that kind of the point?
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Yes. I actually just wasn't aware that there were such large Muslim populations there. It's a good point.
Interestingly from one of the articles:
"....combines with frustrated expectations in many Middle Eastern and North African countries, and among many migrant populations, where people with engineering backgrounds have difficulty in realizing their ambitions for good and socially valued jobs.This explains why there are relatively few radical Islamists with engineering backgrounds in Saudi Arabia (where they can easily find good employment) and why engineers were more prone to become left-wing radicals in Turkey and Iran. A particular religiously fundamentalist ideology gives engineers a philosophy that is in tune with their mindset and an understanding of the world that helps make sense of their poor economic prospects."
Kind of supports my point really.
I cannot explain your point in regards to poor Asian countries with large Muslim populations. Probably something to do with Western interventionism in the middle east moreso than Asia? Also, what ^ said.