To: Cachelot
Actually Tunisia is moving in the opposite and a postive direction. Its replacement level birth rate should tell you something right off the top, together with its handsome and rising per capita income that is not dependent on oil. It is somewhat dependent on Western beach tourists. Catering to them does not seem consistent with Islamic fundamentalism, but hey I could be wrong.
75 posted on
07/26/2002 9:08:21 PM PDT by
Torie
To: Torie
Actually Tunisia is moving in the opposite and a postive direction Actually, nice socio-economic statistics may not matter all that much. They have a fundamentalist movement up in arms.
Look to Iran, and you'll see how much an illusion a westernized and well-to-do muslim society can be. Or to Lebanon.
78 posted on
07/26/2002 9:20:12 PM PDT by
Cachelot
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