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The disparity was revealed in the first half of the 1980's when the average number of books translated per 1 million people in the Arab world during the five-year period was 4.4

Should that be 0.4?

Isn't that proof that there is nothing worth translating in the non-møøselimb world?

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Should that be 0.4?

That is a direct quote from the article which is not a percentage. I take it to mean 4.4 books per one million Arabs.

Isn't that proof that there is nothing worth translating in the non-møøselimb world?

Well, I guess you could read it that way. I think it represents something else. Any Arab father who wants his children to have a meaningful education most probably sends them out of the country to study in the west. Higher education in the Arab countries is limited to religious indoctrination.

Regards,
GtG