[DCPatriot]

"It is ... kept alive by the fortuitous accident of living above huge reserves of petroleum."

And despite that liquid gold, most common people still have a 13th century standard of living.

[CatoRenasci]

Sir, you unfairly malign the 13th century, one of increased productivity and trade in Europe and a rising standard of living (cut short by the world cooling and the Black Death in the 14th century). Islam has never emerged from the depths of the Dark Ages in which it has been mired since its founding.