Most of its people are politically impotent and poor in terms of both wealth and prospects. Islam never experienced something akin to the Reformation in Europe; the lines between the sacred and the secular are unclear and contested.
该地区是动乱的温床。其大部分人民在政治上孱弱不堪，并且一贫如洗，前途渺茫。伊斯兰教从未经历过类似于欧洲的宗教革命；宗教和世俗之间的界线模糊不清并且互相冲突。