We're still far behind as well as dependent on creation and technologies of the non-Muslims, he says.
Muslim countries must start working on creating and developing their own technologies in order to stay ahead in technological advancement along with the developed nations.
“We have no choice but to start working on this,” he said during a round-table session and discussion at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 in Kuala Lumpur today. He also said Muslim countries have no choice but to develop and progress as fast as possible if they are to remedy all the misfortunes that had befallen the“While we may not have been able to fully dissect all that had caused our pain and anguish, we are mostly in agreement that it is our inability to keep up with the progress and development of the non-Muslims that have left us in the lurch,” he said.
“Almost daily, we are now witnessing how some cutting edge technologies and advanced economic ventures, which are merely a few years old, had been made inconsequential and that had led to some segments of our workforce being made irrelevant,” he said.
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