Cultural Retardation Quotes

“While recognising the possibilities offered by the reformulation of classical Arab culture in the light of contemporary theoritical trends, while applauding the many efforts being made in this direction, and while feeling as much pride in this culture as any other Arab intellectual, it seems to m important nevertheless to retain the problem of “cultural retardation” at the centre of our thinking”
― Abdallah Laroui, The Crisis of the Arab Intellectual: Traditionalism or Historicism?