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Strategic Change For Muslim Ummah English
Strategic Change For Muslim Ummah English
Introductory Remarks
Together with many close Muslim brothers and sisters, we all started with the Islamic work and the Islamic movement during our youth and student days. For me it has been more than forty years. Previously I and those from my generation had the comfort of knowing that we have our elder brothers and scholars to seek for guidance and advise. A few years back we realized that we are now the elders from whom the younger generation are seeking for guidance and advise. Based on the many years of work that we have done in our professional lives providing training and consulting in the field of management and leadership development, particularly strategy
Introductory Remarks
We are all aware that the Islamic civilization started from the time of
decadence during which the Muslim ummah still showed political and
civilization leadership.
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Introductory Remarks
model. Ive developed these ideas over a period of five years but
really focused on the details during the last two years. I plan to publish a book in Arabic on this topic.
I must congratulate the brothers who helped put together these slides
in English. The topic and its ideas are very important and has to be made available to a wider range of readership for comments and suggestions to improve. May Allah bless and reward our good deeds.
Defining Change
The
process of transitioning from todays reality to the desired future vision (AlSuwaidan)
Defining Civilization
Ideological
methodology of a nation during an era and it takes shape in the form of material and moral output. (Al-Suwaidan)
Reality
Where are we today ?
Challenges
What prevents us from realizing our objectives?
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Reality
Major crisis factors Fundamental capabilities
Challenges
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Reality
Challenges
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Reality
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Reality
Major crisis factors Fundamental capabilities
Challenges
Defining the challenges Overcoming the challenges
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The Reality
What
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and ethics are defined as sayings and actions and its conformity with values (Al-Suwaidan)
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There are many examples of strange beliefs and practices among Muslims with no basis from Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. A significant percentage of Muslims neglect the obligations and commit major sins. There is a decline in the importance of these nawafil deeds and many Muslims are no longer sensitive toward the minor sins. We significantly lack a sense of priorities even in the way we practice our faith and rituals.
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One can clearly observe the lack of orderliness and cleanliness in the areas mentioned above.
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Respecting time
Individual appointments Family appointments Official work Projects Activities
In general, we do not respect time and are rarely punctual. It is a negative attitude that begins with the individual and permeates throughout our societies.
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Social etiquettes
Honoring one's parents Complexity in marriage and engagement Matters related to divorce Development of children upbringing Deviations and its treatment (sex, alcohol, drugs)
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In general, there is a lack of decorum and grace in the way we deal with people in terms of politeness, courtesy, civic mindedness and basic manners. Its painfully obvious that many of the physical artifacts of our history are considered objects of beauty even by the West but we are far behind in modern architecture, arts and culture.
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Examples of critical areas in which we are quite far behind compared to the more developed countries. Even some of our richer countries like Qatar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia are relatively far behind in these areas compared to countries with a similar GDP per population ratio.
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Percentage spending on academic research Number of patents and inventions Number of Nobel Laureates Number and Level of research centers Encouraging inventors
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Ranking among nations Level of the curriculum Level of the educators/teachers Care for the gifted/talented Spending on education Quality of primary education
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Extent of the understanding of quality Number of quality certifications Number of sectors that grant quality certificates Quality control systems Quality in the services (education, health, training) Systems for continuous improvement
Its obvious that our countries are not equated with quality. One thinks of Japan, South Korea and Germany.
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methods
Increase efficiency (Reduce the effort, time and cost) Methods of decision-making Management of meetings Management of the working group Administrative structures
We are definitely not there in pioneering modern management practices. We are still far behind in adopting good management and governance practices.
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Achieving the functions of the media (entertainment, guidance, education, enlightenment, reporting, incitement, mobilization) Changing the human (thought, interests, skills, relationships, role models)
In general, our media is too biased toward entertainment and being a propaganda machine.
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infrastructure
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strength
We may be able to provide numbers for our armies but we import a large percentage of our weapons. When it comes to advanced weapons we rely almost exclusively on Western countries. Although Iran and Pakistan purportedly have some nuclear capability it is not known to surpass that of Israel and India. 32
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Family
The productivity of the individual Muslim, compared with the rest of the world
Family working as separate scattered individuals and not as a collective unit Extent of institutional integration in organizations
Organizations
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Movements
Ranking of our countries in global competitiveness Value of the purchase of weapons Political systems Institutional integration and the degree of innovation and efficiency Freedom of assembly Freedom of the press
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previous three crises are a reflection of the crises in thought and leadership. Thus the priority is to solve our thought and leadership crisis.
Behavior and Ethics Crisis Backwardness Crisis Effectiveness Crisis
Leadership Crisis
Thought Crisis
Poor leadership and some flaws in our thought/ideology are the two cornerstones of our crisis.
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Practical Rational Renewed (having gone through various stages of renewal) Flexible
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Fundamental capabilities
Reality
1. Major crisis factors
2. Fundamental capabilities
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Fundamental capabilities
Competitive advantages Fundamental capabilities defined - These are the fundamental strengths which appears in all the products (compared with competitors) Al-Suwaidan
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Fundamental capabilities
Fundamental capabilities - examples
Company example
Honda and engine capability
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Fundamental capabilities
Example for a nation - The Zionist entity
Argument/Controversy (Dealing with the Apostles) Insolence (the Zionist army) Not being afraid of failure
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Fundamental capabilities
What are your personal capabilities ? What are our ummahs capabilities ?
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Fundamental capabilities
What are our ummahs capabilities ?
Intense emotion and courage Love for religion (Islam) Honor and desire for dignity Reproduction Nation with a large youth population
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Fundamental capabilities
What are our ummahs capabilities ?
How do we invest in building the basic capabilities of our nation to increase its effectiveness in competing with other nations?
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The Vision
Vision
Where are we heading? What is the ideal picture of our civilization that we consider our strategic goal? Elements of Islamic Civilization (We may need between 50 to 100 years to achieve)
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The Vision
Vision
1. Describing our civilization
2. Competitive Objectives
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Minority Religions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMHTBHuHs kY
World Religions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muydBtULO K8
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The Vision
Vision
1. Describing our civilization
2. Competitive Objectives
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Competitive Objectives
Nations compete economically in 12 areas These are identified in the Global Competitiveness Report prepared by the World Economic Forum
In our research we find this model to be the most complete and fully substantiated with available data. It is not a perfect model and is devoid of many of the salient features of the Islamic civilization. However the 12 general areas mentioned are relevant as a benchmark for Muslim countries to improve upon.
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Competitive Objectives
The overall objective is to increase the performance of each Islamic country by twothirds in each area over the next 20 years The Arabic version of this presentation details out the 12 areas of competitiveness, the 20102011 rankings of the top nations and also that of selected countries in the Middle East and other Muslim countries.
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Competitive Objectives
The data used in these slides are taken from the 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Report. The full report can be downloaded from http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalCom petitivenessReport_2010-11.pdf The World Economic Forum recently (in August 2011) released the 2011-2012 report.
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The GCI includes a weighted average of many different components, each measuring a different aspect of competitiveness. These components are grouped into 12 pillars of economic competitiveness.
While the pillars are aggregated into a single index, measures are
reported for the 12 pillars separately because such details provide a sense of the specific areas in which a particular country needs to
improve.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Institutions Infrastructure Macroeconomic environment Health and Primary Education Higher Education and Training Goods market efficiency 7. Labor market efficiency 8. Financial market development 9. Technological readiness 10. Market size 11. Business sophistication 12. Innovation
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The 12 pillars are grouped to indicate its contribution in the 3 primary stages of economic development. Advanced economies are primarily innovation driven.
Institutions Infrastructure Macroeconomic environment Health and Primary Education Higher Education and Training Goods market efficiency Labor market efficiency Financial market development Technological readiness Market size Business sophistication Innovation
Basic Requirements Key for FACTOR DRIVENeconomies Efficiency Enhancers Key for EFFICIENCY DRIVENeconomies
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Challenges
Challenges
Challenges
Challenges
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The various projects proposed in the section on The Plan partially address how to overcome the above challenges.
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The Plan
The Plan
How do we reach our vision ? 1. Phases and timelines 2. Roles/Responsibilities and Projects
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General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Faith and Rituals Veneration of Allah (SWT) Love of the Prophet (SAW) Tazkiah an-Nafs (Purification of the self/soul) TablisIblis (The Devil's Deception) Reverence of the Prophets family and Companions
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Social and Moral Honoring one's parents Family bonding (See works by Dr. Jasem AlMutawwa) How to raise your children Publication on ethics Fight against smoking, drugs and alcohol
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Manifestations of civilization Respect for time Aesthetics Commitment to good traffic manners
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Thought Free your mind Equity for the woman Return to the original sources Cleansing history Simplifying the thought/ideology Freedom as a fundamental Contemporary application of the Sharia Constitution of the Islamic State
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Leadership The leadership specialization Dissemination of the intellectual (Please refer to the project at mofaker.net) Informational/Media leadership Political leadership Investor leadership Leader/Commander (Leadership academy) Teacher Trainer Icons (See romooz.com) Faqih (Jurist)
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Leadership The Leadership Curricula Incubation level (Kindergarten, Pre-School) Primary school level Middle school level Secondary school level University level (Al-Ruwwad : ) Adults (Al-Ibda : )
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Improving Global Competitiveness
Development of curricula for basic education Curricula of development of teachers Center for quality control/supervision of education in the Arab world Arab Center for the control/supervision of the quality of health Arab Center for Transparency Center for spreading democracyand political freedom/liberty Center of encouraging innovationand Scientific Research
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1 (2011 to 2015)
General Projects
Media-based projects
Value-based campaigns Production of value-based programs for children Programs for building personal leadership Production of dramas that inculcate positive values Development of Arab films Production of international films New Media (Internet, Mobile)
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1 (2011 to 2015)
1 (2011 to 2015)
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1 (2011 to 2015)
Other projects
Activating the Islamic movements Networking the innovators/creative individuals
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2 (2016 to 2020)
Raise the rank of Arab states in the following competitive criteria by half
Institutions Infrastructure Health and Primary Education Higher Education and Training
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Institutions
Country Kuwait UAE Current Rank 51 15 Future Rank 25 7
9 32 18 30 56
4 16 9 15 28
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Institutions
Country Algeria Current Rank 115 Future Rank 57
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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23 67
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11 33
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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57 100
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28 50
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Infrastructure
Country Kuwait UAE Current Rank 50 6 Future Rank 25 3
39 36 29 27 55
19 18 15 13 27
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Infrastructure
Country Algeria Current Rank 99 Future Rank 49
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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37 105
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18 52
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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79 118
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40 59
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8 71 92 37 84
4 35 46 18 42
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Morocco
Tunisia Libya
87
30 104
43
15 52
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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70 114
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35 57
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25 53 67 48 88
12 26 33 24 44
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Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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32 75
49
16 37
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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104 132
21
52 66
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2 (2016 to 2020)
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3 (2021 to 2025)
Raise the rank of Arab states in the following competitive criteria by half
Goods market efficiency Labor market efficiency Financial market development Technological readiness Business sophistication
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21 29 33 22 87
10 15 16 11 43
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Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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39 119 43 101 111
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20 60 21 50 55
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Jordan
Syria Mauritania
14 71 33 35 126
7 35 15 17 63
110
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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98 132 106 128 95
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49 66 53 64 48
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Jordan
Syria Mauritania
35 53 43 30 84
17 26 21 15 42
112
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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87 122 52 123 129
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43 61 26 62 65
113
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
Technological readiness
Country Kuwait UAE Current Rank 63 33 Future Rank 32 16
35 53 43 30 84
17 26 21 15 42
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Technological readiness
Country Algeria Current Rank 90 Future Rank 45
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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87 122 52 123 129
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43 61 26 62 65
115
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
Business sophistication
Country Kuwait UAE Current Rank 50 19 Future Rank 25 10
37 35 57 61 72
18 17 28 30 36
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Business sophistication
Country Algeria Current Rank 128 Future Rank 64
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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54 111 49 90 125
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27 55 25 45 62
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Jordan
Syria Mauritania
3 (2021 to 2025)
Raise the rank of Arab states in the following competitive criteria by two-thirds
Institutions Infrastructure Health and Primary Education Higher Education and Training
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Institutions
Country Kuwait UAE Current Rank 51 15 Future Rank 17 5
9 32 18 30 56
3 11 6 10 19
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Institutions
Country Algeria Current Rank 115 Future Rank 38
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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23 67
21
8 22
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
25
57 100
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19 33
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Infrastructure
Country Kuwait UAE Current Rank 50 6 Future Rank 17 2
39 36 29 27 55
13 12 10 9 18
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Infrastructure
Country Algeria Current Rank 99 Future Rank 33
Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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37 105
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12 35
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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79 118
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30 39
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8 71 92 37 84
3 24 31 12 28
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Morocco
Tunisia Libya
87
30 104
29
10 35
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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70 114
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23 38
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25 53 67 48 88
8 18 22 16 29
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Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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32 75
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11 25
Jordan
Syria Mauritania
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104 132
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35 43
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4 (2026 to 2030)
Raise the rank of Arab states in the overall competitive criteria by two-thirds
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22 28 41 38 70
7 9 14 13 23
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Morocco
Tunisia Libya
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40 88 50 94 113
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13 29 17 31 38
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Jordan
Syria Mauritania
4 (2026 to 2030)
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4 (2026 to 2030)
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Reality
Where are we today ?
Challenges
What prevents us from realizing our objectives?
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Reality
Major crisis factors Fundamental capabilities
Challenges
Defining the challenges Overcoming the challenges
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Concluding Remarks
The basics of strategy management require that we define a clear vision of the future, and in our case, a clear picture of how the Muslim ummah will look like in the future. It simply cannot be generic statements like an Islamic state, an Islamic Khalifah, to implement Shariah. It must be in some tangible form, preferably quantifiable and with timelines.
That is what we have tried to clarify in our vision statement for the ummah over the next twenty years; to quantifiably improve the level of economic competitiveness for each Muslim country and to enhance the unity and cooperation among the Muslim countries by proposing a confederation united in the four suggested areas.
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Concluding Remarks
Is the proposed vision complete and perfect ? We do not claim it as such but we believe it is definitely a good start. When we started on this project in 2008, many considered the vision far-fetched considering the economic and political situation then. Now events have changed significantly.
The financial crisis in 2008 is crippling the economies of the West and weakening their financial institutions. The biggest economy in
autonomy for the common people. It will help overcome our first
challenge factor; political despotism.
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Concluding Remarks
This work is very much still in progress. We are encouraged by the many positive responses we have received indicating that although the work is not perfect, we are on the right track.
We have created a web portal in Arabic (for now) to share our ideas and invite comments and participation from all interested Muslims. http://www.change-project.co
We certainly invite comments and suggestions to improve upon it.
Concluding Remarks
The one who intends to do a good deed and actualizes it will be rewarded by ten multiples and the one who intends to do a good deed but does not actualize it will still be rewarded with a single multiple of the deed.
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