Comments by "Ynhockey" (@Ynhockey) on "Why Are Muslim Countries Poorer? - VisualEconomik EN" video.

Fun fact: While the typewriter had been a revolutionary invention that made written communication much easier, due to the way Arabic is written, it was extremely difficult to make an Arabic typewriter. The Jewish Zionist movement sought to curry favor with the Ottoman sultan, and paid Remington to build such a typewriter. This cost a fortune, even by the standards of a state expenditure. However, instead of embracing this gift, the sultan went on to ban all typewriters from his kingdom. No wonder his empire crumbled.
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