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Change Project مشروع التغيير الحضاري - بالانجليزية
1. Toward the New Islamic
Civilization
Ideas for Today and Tomorrow
د.طارق السويدان
Dr.Tareq Al-Suwaidan
2. Introductory Remarks
Together with many close Muslim brothers and sisters, we all started
with the Islamic work and the Islamic movement during our youth
and student days. For me it has been more than forty years.
Previously I and those from my generation had the comfort of
knowing that we have our elder brothers and scholars to seek for
guidance and advise. A few years back we realized that we are now
the elders from whom the younger generation are seeking for
guidance and advise.
Based on the many years of work that we have done in our
professional lives providing training and consulting in the field of
management and leadership development, particularly strategy
management, we find that there is a great need to apply the tools of
strategy management to this most important work and struggle of
rebuilding the Islamic civilization.
3. Introductory Remarks
We are all aware that the Islamic civilization started from the time of
the Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the first generation of
Muslims in the year 632. Since then it has grown in strength and
provided leadership to the world despite some periods of minor
decadence during which the Muslim ummah still showed political and
civilization leadership.
Today, we are far from that position of leadership in almost all
aspects of civilization; governance, justice and fairness, education,
health, wealth creation, individual freedom, and social manners.
4. Introductory Remarks
It is obvious that we need to change and regain our position of being
an exemplary civilization as alluded to in Surah Al-Baqarah verse
143 (And thus have We made you a group in the middle, so that
you be an ultimate witness [of God's guidance] on [other]
people and the Messenger be an ultimate witness [of God's
guidance] on you).
But how do we describe this change effort? This is what I’m
proposing in a methodological way while limiting the scope to the
strategic areas of change.
5. Introductory Remarks
We begin with the basics of strategy management and introduce a
simple model for change. We then describe in some detail the
components of this model.
This PowerPoint presentation summarizes the ideas of this change
model. I’ve developed these ideas over a period of five years but
really focused on the details during the last two years. I plan to
publish a book in Arabic on this topic.
I must congratulate the brothers who helped put together these slides
in English. The topic and its ideas are very important and has to be
made available to a wider range of readership for comments and
suggestions to improve. May Allah bless and reward our good deeds.
6. Defining Change
The process of transitioning from today’s
reality to the desired future vision (Al-
Suwaidan)
7. Defining Civilization
Ideological
methodology of a
nation during an era and it takes shape
in the form of material and moral output.
(Al-Suwaidan)
8. Generic Change Model
How do we reach
our vision ?
The
Plan
Vision Reality
Where are we heading ? Where are we
today ?
Challenges
What prevents us from
realizing our objectives?
9. Generic Change Model
The
Plan
Vision Reality
1. Major crisis
factors
Challenges 2. Fundamental
capabilities
10. Generic Change Model
The
Plan
Vision Reality
1. Describing our
civilization
2. Competitive Challenges
Objectives
11. Generic Change Model
The
Plan
Vision Reality
Challenges
1. Defining the challenges
2. Overcoming the
challenges
12. Generic Change Model
1. Phases and timelines
2. Roles/Responsibilities
and Projects
The
Plan
Vision Reality
Challenges
13. Generic Change Model
1. Phases and timelines
2. Roles/Responsibilities
and Projects
The
Plan
Vision Reality
1. Describing our 1. Major crisis
civilization factors
2. Competitive Challenges 2. Fundamental
Objectives capabilities
1. Defining the challenges
2. Overcoming the
challenges
14. The Reality
What is our situation today ?
We face some major crisis factors.
1. Behavior and ethics
2. Backwardness
3. Effectiveness
4. Leadership
5. Thought/Ideology and Identity
15. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Behaviorand ethics are defined as
sayings and actions and its
conformity with values (Al-Suwaidan)
16. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Faith and Rituals
Orderliness/Discipline and Cleanliness
Respecting time
Social etiquettes
Decorum and Grace
17. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Faith and Rituals
− Purity of creed ( )العقيدةand avoiding the bid'ah
− Mastering the obligations and avoidance
of the major sins
− Concern for the nawafil (superarogatory)
deeds and keeping away from the minor sins
− No feeling of being restrained due to the
vastness of permissible things
− Preference for the priorities
•There are many examples of strange beliefs and practices among Muslims with no basis
from Al-Quran and As-Sunnah.
•A significant percentage of Muslims neglect the obligations and commit major sins.
•There is a decline in the importance of these nawafil deeds and many Muslims are no longer
sensitive toward the minor sins.
•We significantly lack a sense of priorities even in the way we practice our faith and rituals.
18. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Orderliness/Discipline and Cleanliness
− Appearance
− Places of worship (Mosques and Hajj)
− Traffic
− Official authorities
•One can clearly observe the lack of orderliness and cleanliness in the areas mentioned
above.
19. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Respecting time
− Individual appointments
− Family appointments
− Official work
− Projects
− Activities
•In general, we do not respect time and are rarely punctual. It is a negative attitude that begins
with the individual and permeates throughout our societies.
20. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Social etiquettes
− Honoring one's parents
− Complexity in marriage and engagement
− Matters related to divorce
− Development of children upbringing
− Deviations and its treatment (sex, alcohol,
drugs)
21. Major Crisis Factors
1. Behavior and ethics
Decorum and grace
− Decorum with people
− Buildings and architecture
− Appreciation of the arts
− Beauty in the appearance
•In general, there is a lack of decorum and grace in the way we deal with people in terms of
politeness, courtesy, civic mindedness and basic manners.
•Its painfully obvious that many of the physical artifacts of our history are considered objects of
beauty even by the West but we are far behind in modern architecture, arts and culture.
22. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Backwardness defined – The level of
decline in competitiveness in comparison
to others (Al-Suwaidan)
23. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Knowledge
Education
Quality
Management methods
Media
Communications infrastructure
Military strength
•Examples of critical areas in which we are quite far behind compared to the more developed
countries. Even some of our richer countries like Qatar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia are relatively
far behind in these areas compared to countries with a similar GDP per population ratio.
24. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Knowledge
− Percentage spending on academic research
− Number of patents and inventions
− Number of Nobel Laureates
− Number and Level of research centers
− Encouraging inventors
25. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Education
− Ranking among nations
− Level of the curriculum
− Level of the educators/teachers
− Care for the gifted/talented
− Spending on education
− Quality of primary education
26. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Quality
− Extent of the understanding of quality
− Number of quality certifications
− Number of sectors that grant quality
certificates
− Quality control systems
− Quality in the services (education, health,
training)
− Systems for continuous improvement
•Its obvious that our countries are not equated with quality. One thinks of Japan, South Korea
and Germany.
27. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Management methods
− Increase efficiency (Reduce the effort,
time and cost)
− Methods of decision-making
− Management of meetings
− Management of the working group
− Administrative structures
•We are definitely not there in pioneering modern management practices. We are still far
behind in adopting good management and governance practices.
28. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Media
− Achieving the functions of the media
(entertainment, guidance,
education, enlightenment,
reporting, incitement, mobilization)
− Changing the human
(thought, interests, skills,
relationships, role models)
•In general, our media is too biased toward entertainment and being a propaganda machine.
29. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Communications infrastructure
− Fixed and mobiles phones
− Internet
30. Major Crisis Factors
2. Backwardness
Military strength
− Army census
− Number of nuclear warheads
•We may be able to provide numbers for our armies but we import a large percentage of our
weapons. When it comes to advanced weapons we rely almost exclusively on Western
countries.
•Although Iran and Pakistan purportedly have some nuclear capability it is not known to surpass
that of Israel and India.
32. Major Crisis Factors
3. Effectiveness
Effectivenessdefined - Degree of
productivity in comparison to competitors
– Al-Suwaidan
33. Major Crisis Factors
3. Effectiveness
Individual
− The productivity of the individual Muslim,
compared with the rest of the world
Family
− Family working as separate scattered
individuals and not as a collective unit
Organizations
− Extent of institutional integration
in organizations
34. Major Crisis Factors
3. Effectiveness
Countries
− Ranking of our countries in global
competitiveness
− Value of the purchase of weapons
− Political systems
Movements
− Institutional integration and the degree
of innovation and efficiency
− Freedom of assembly
− Freedom of the press
35. Major Crisis Factors
3. Effectiveness
Global
Competitiveness Report by the
World Economic Forum
− Best reference with data available today that
relate to nation competitiveness.
− Model may have shortcomings and biased to
the Western concepts of economic
development and competitiveness but it is a
good model to start with. Easily referenced to
benchmark areas of improvement.
− Highest ranked Muslim country in 2010-2011
is Qatar – 17. In the 2011-2012 report Qatar
improved its position to 14. Saudi Arabia also
moved from 21 to 17.
36. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
The previous three crises are a reflection
of the crises in thought and leadership.
Thus the priority is to solve our thought
and leadership crisis.
Behavior and Backwardness Effectiveness
Ethics Crisis Crisis Crisis
Leadership Thought
Crisis Crisis
•Poor leadership and some flaws in our thought/ideology are the two cornerstones of our crisis.
37. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
Leadershipdefined – Ability to move
people toward the goal. (Al-Suwaidan)
38. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
1. The importance of leadership
2. Levels and fields
3. Manifestations of the crisis
4. Knowledge of leadership
5. Plan for preparation of leadership
39. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
1. The importance of leadership
− Comparison in the field of da’wah
− Comparison in relief work
− Comparison in charity work
− Comparison with the Prophet’s experience
− Comparison with the Malaysian experience
40. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
2. Levels and Fields
− Governments and Ministries
− Institutions and Companies
− Family
− Islamic work
41. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
3. Manifestations of the crisis
− Freedom
− Innovation
− Individualism
− Efficiency
− Ethics ()األخالق
42. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
4. Knowledge of leadership
− Concepts and Principles
− Characteristics, tests and measures
− Types (administrative, voluntary, specialized)
− Leadership Training
− Islamic leadership
43. Major Crisis Factors
4. Leadership
5. Plan for preparation of leadership
− Scientific methodology
− General preparation
− Specialist preparation
− Categories (talented individuals,
women, children, adolescents)
− Benefiting from real experiences
44. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
Thought Defined - Realization of the
mind in something to reach a new opinion
regarding it (Al-Suwaidan)
Thought includes the belief,
principles, values, aspirations
and understanding of life and analysis
of the past and the present and foreseeing
the future.
45. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
1. Features of Our Thought
2. Some flaws in the thought (process)
3. Inviolability of the civilization
4. Refinement process
5. Tools to propagate the inviolability (of
the thought)
46. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
1. Features of Our Thought
− Civilizational
Humane, purposeful, fair, balanced, global
− Practical
− Rational
− Renewed (having gone through various stages
of renewal)
− Flexible
47. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
2. Some Flaws in the Thought (Process)
− Prejudices and affiliations
− Customs and traditions
− Patriarchal
− Fascination, dependence and sanctification
− Influenced by reality
− Freedom of worship and religion
•References of our thought are the pure sources of Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. But many times
we allow our customs and traditions to define our thought and thought processes without
questioning its basis. We also allow our prejudices and affiliations particularly with the various
Mazhab to influence the thought process.
•At times our fascination with the sacredness of some of our customs prevent us from looking at
the issues at hand objectively. A simple example is the mass celebration of the birthday of our
beloved Prophet in some Muslim countries. It is sensitive to point out that such celebrations
were not observed during the time of the Prophet or rightly guided Caliphs.
48. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
3. Inviolability of the civilization
− Defining the inviolability
Quality of thought, and the degree of spread
and its application
− Manifestations of the loss of inviolability
Culture, arts, clothing, food
− Causes of the loss of inviolability
Difficulty/complexity thinking, isolation of the
scholars (from real, practical experiences),
Globalization
− Models of civilizational inviolability
− Improvement of the inviolability
49. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
4. Refining the Thought
− The objectives of the refinement process
(Treatment of the flaws and the renewal of the
features)
− Scientific methodology (Delphi)
− Independence
(From governments and political parties)
− Individual roles
− Institutional roles
50. Major Crisis Factors
5. Thought Crisis
5. Tools to propagate the inviolability
− Media (traditional and new)
Number of satellite channels
Proportion of Internet users
− Education
− Publication
− Speeches
− Direct contact
53. Fundamental capabilities
Fundamental capabilities - examples
− Company example
Honda and engine capability
− Individual example
− Example for a nation
The Zionist entity (Please refer to the book
“Start-Up Nation – The Story of Israel’s
Economic Miracle” by Dan Senor and Saul
Singer)
54. Fundamental capabilities
Example for a nation - The Zionist entity
− Argument/Controversy (Dealing with the
Apostles)
− Insolence (the Zionist army)
− Not being afraid of failure
56. Fundamental capabilities
What are our ummah’s capabilities ?
− Intense emotion and courage
− Love for religion (Islam)
− Honor and desire for dignity
− Reproduction
− Nation with a large youth population
57. Fundamental capabilities – Our
Love for Islam
Survey results on question - Is religion an important part of your
daily life ?
60. Fundamental capabilities
What are our ummah’s capabilities ?
− How do we invest in building the basic
capabilities of our nation to increase its
effectiveness in competing with other nations?
61. The Vision
Vision
• Where are we heading?
• What is the ideal picture of our civilization
that we consider our strategic goal?
• Elements of Islamic Civilization
(We may need between 50 to 100 years to
achieve)
63. Elements of Islamic Civilization
Faith based elements
− Belief system that is consistent with human
nature
− Rituals that drive building of the civilization
− Belief that is coupled with deeds
− The world as a preparation for the Hereafter
− Science that does not lead to disbelief
64. Elements of Islamic Civilization
Legislative elements
− Use of the intellect guided by revelation and
the traditions of the Prophet
− Legislation to ensure the greater good
− Justice to support benevolence
− Rights balanced with duties and
responsibilities
− Rule and power to complement religion
65. Elements of Islamic Civilization
Ethical elements
− Ethics that elevate the human being
− Freedom that serves virtue
− Art that conforms to values and ethics
− Innovation
− Science
66. Elements of Islamic Civilization
Elements related to the practice of Islam
− Care of the body that is related to spiritual
deeds
− Power that defends right
− Halal (Legitimate) wealth expended in the
correct avenues
− Balance of body and soul, mind and emotion
− Education that complements legislation
67. Elements of Islamic Civilization
Social Elements
− The individual that is an organized part of the
family and society
− Society that does not dominate the individual
− The state that establishes the practice of
religion
− Shura council that is governed by evidence
from Quran and Sunnah
− The nation open to the world
68. Elements of Islamic Civilization
Graph of History
− Timeline of the rise and fall of the Muslim
Ummah
http://www.youtube.com/changeproject1#p/a/u/2/
u-1EwAPCMKI
− Minority Religions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMHTBHuHs
kY
− World Religions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muydBtULO
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70. Competitive Objectives
Nations compete economically in 12
areas
These are identified in the Global
Competitiveness Report prepared by the
World Economic Forum
− In our research we find this model to be the
most complete and fully substantiated with
available data. It is not a perfect model and is
devoid of many of the salient features of the
Islamic civilization. However the 12 general
areas mentioned are relevant as a benchmark
for Muslim countries to improve upon.
71. Competitive Objectives
The overall objective is to increase the
performance of each Islamic country by two-
thirds in each area over the next 20 years
The Arabic version of this presentation details
out the 12 areas of competitiveness, the 2010-
2011 rankings of the top nations and also that
of selected countries in the Middle East and
other Muslim countries.
72. Competitive Objectives
The data used in these slides are taken from the
2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Report. The
full report can be downloaded from
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalCom
petitivenessReport_2010-11.pdf
The World Economic Forum recently (in August
2011) released the 2011-2012 report.
73. Competitive Objectives - Global
Competitiveness Index (GCI)
The GCI includes a weighted average of many different components,
each measuring a different aspect of competitiveness. These
components are grouped into 12 pillars of economic
competitiveness.
While the pillars are aggregated into a single index, measures are
reported for the 12 pillars separately because such details provide a
sense of the specific areas in which a particular country needs to
improve.
1. Institutions 7. Labor market efficiency
2. Infrastructure 8. Financial market development
3. Macroeconomic environment 9. Technological readiness
4. Health and Primary Education 10. Market size
5. Higher Education and Training 11. Business sophistication
6. Goods market efficiency 12. Innovation
74. Challenges
Challenges
What prevents us from realizing our
objectives?
75. Challenges
Challenges
1. Defining the challenges
2. Overcoming the challenges
76. Defining the Challenges
Political despotism
Weakness of the legal (Sharia) education
Financial Corruption
Foreign intervention
Attrition in the conflict with the Zionist
entity
78. Overcoming the Challenges
Political despotism
Weakness of the legal (Sharia) education
Financial Corruption
Foreign intervention
Attrition in the conflict with the Zionist
entity
The various projects proposed in the section on “The Plan” partially address how to
overcome the above challenges.
79. The Plan
The Plan
How do we reach our vision ?
1. Phases and timelines
2. Roles/Responsibilities and
Projects
80. The Plan - Phases and Timelines
Four phases of 5 year periods
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
Phase 2 (2016 to 2020)
Phase 3 (2021 to 2025)
Phase 4 (2025 to 2030)
81. The Plan - Phases and Timelines
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
• Crystalize the Plan
• Treatment of the crisis
factors
Phase 2 (2016 to 2020)
• Building the institutions
Phase 3 (2021 to 2025)
• Engage in institutional
competitiveness
Phase 4 (2025 to 2030)
• Engage in nation
competitiveness
• Forming the Islamic
confederation
82. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Faith and Rituals
Veneration of Allah (SWT)
Love of the Prophet (SAW)
Tazkiah an-Nafs (Purification of the self/soul)
Tablis Iblis (The Devil's Deception)
Reverence of the Prophet’s family and Companions
83. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Social and Moral
Honoring one's parents
Family bonding (See works by Dr. Jasem Al-
Mutawwa’)
How to raise your children
Publication on ethics
Fight against smoking, drugs and alcohol
84. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Manifestations of civilization
Respect for time
Aesthetics
Commitment to good traffic manners
85. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Thought
Free your mind
Equity for the woman
Return to the original sources
Cleansing history
Simplifying the thought/ideology
Freedom as a fundamental
Contemporary application of the Sharia
Constitution of the Islamic State
86. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Leadership
The leadership specialization
Dissemination of the intellectual (Please refer to the project at
mofaker.net)
Informational/Media leadership
Political leadership
Investor leadership
Leader/Commander (Leadership academy)
Teacher
Trainer
Icons (See romooz.com)
Faqih (Jurist)
87. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Treatment of the crisis factors
Leadership
The Leadership Curricula
Incubation level (Kindergarten, Pre-School)
Primary school level
Middle school level
Secondary school level
University level (Al-Ruwwad : )الرواد
Adults (Al-Ibda’ : )اإلبداع
88. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Improving Global Competitiveness
Development of curricula for basic education
Curricula of development of teachers
Center for quality control/supervision of education in the
Arab world
Arab Center for the control/supervision of the quality
of health
Arab Center for Transparency
Center for spreading democracyand political
freedom/liberty
Center of encouraging innovationand Scientific Research
89. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− General Projects
Media-based projects
Value-based campaigns
Production of value-based programs for children
Programs for building personal leadership
Production of dramas that inculcate positive values
Development of Arab films
Production of international films
New Media (Internet, Mobile)
90. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− Special Projects (For each country)
Center for preparation of leaders
Promoting political freedom
Fight against financial and administrative corruption
Improving country effectiveness
Development of education
Quality of health
Scientific research
Development and activation of the Stock Exchange
Development and activation of the Endowments ()األوقاف
Center for Privatization
91. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− Projects for Palestine
Support the resistance
Media Jihad ()الجهاد اإلعالمي
Electronic Jihad ()الجهاد اإللكتروني
92. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 1 (2011 to 2015)
− Other projects
Activating the Islamic movements
Networking the innovators/creative individuals
93. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 2 (2016 to 2020)
− Raise the rank of Arab states in the following
competitive criteria by half
Institutions
Infrastructure
Health and Primary Education
Higher Education and Training
94. Institutions
Future Rank Current Rank Country
25 51 Kuwait
7 15 UAE
4 9 Qatar
16 32 Saudi Arabia
9 18 Oman
15 30 Bahrain
28 56 Egypt
95. Institutions
Future Rank Current Rank Country
57 115 Algeria
32 64 Morocco
11 23 Tunisia
33 67 Libya
12 25 Jordan
28 57 Syria
50 100 Mauritania
96. Infrastructure
Future Rank Current Rank Country
25 50 Kuwait
3 6 UAE
19 39 Qatar
18 36 Saudi Arabia
15 29 Oman
13 27 Bahrain
27 55 Egypt
97. Infrastructure
Future Rank Current Rank Country
49 99 Algeria
35 70 Morocco
18 37 Tunisia
52 105 Libya
21 42 Jordan
40 79 Syria
59 118 Mauritania
98. Health and Primary Education
Future Rank Current Rank Country
36 73 Kuwait
10 20 UAE
4 8 Qatar
35 71 Saudi Arabia
46 92 Oman
18 37 Bahrain
42 84 Egypt
99. Health and Primary Education
Future Rank Current Rank Country
38 77 Algeria
43 87 Morocco
15 30 Tunisia
52 104 Libya
28 57 Jordan
35 70 Syria
57 114 Mauritania
100. Higher Education and Training
Future Rank Current Rank Country
41 82 Kuwait
14 29 UAE
12 25 Qatar
26 53 Saudi Arabia
33 67 Oman
24 48 Bahrain
44 88 Egypt
101. Higher Education and Training
Future Rank Current Rank Country
51 102 Algeria
49 99 Morocco
16 32 Tunisia
37 75 Libya
21 42 Jordan
52 104 Syria
66 132 Mauritania
102. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 2 (2016 to 2020)
− Building the following institutions:
Organization to spread the call for political
freedom
Education Development
Development of a free economy
Islamic Foundation for Waqf (Endowment)
Sophisticated health system
103. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 3 (2021 to 2025)
− Raise the rank of Arab states in the following
competitive criteria by half
Goods market efficiency
Labor market efficiency
Financial market development
Technological readiness
Business sophistication
104. Goods market efficiency
Future Rank Current Rank Country
30 63 Kuwait
5 10 UAE
10 21 Qatar
15 29 Saudi Arabia
16 33 Oman
11 22 Bahrain
43 87 Egypt
105. Goods market efficiency
Future Rank Current Rank Country
49 97 Algeria
34 68 Morocco
20 39 Tunisia
60 119 Libya
21 43 Jordan
50 101 Syria
55 111 Mauritania
106. Labor market efficiency
Future Rank Current Rank Country
30 59 Kuwait
8 16 UAE
7 14 Qatar
35 71 Saudi Arabia
15 33 Oman
17 35 Bahrain
63 126 Egypt
107. Labor market efficiency
Future Rank Current Rank Country
64 127 Algeria
65 129 Morocco
49 98 Tunisia
66 132 Libya
53 106 Jordan
64 128 Syria
48 95 Mauritania
108. Financial market development
Future Rank Current Rank Country
31 63 Kuwait
16 33 UAE
17 35 Qatar
26 53 Saudi Arabia
21 43 Oman
15 30 Bahrain
42 84 Egypt
109. Financial market development
Future Rank Current Rank Country
45 90 Algeria
48 96 Morocco
43 87 Tunisia
61 122 Libya
26 52 Jordan
62 123 Syria
65 129 Mauritania
110. Technological readiness
Future Rank Current Rank Country
32 63 Kuwait
16 33 UAE
17 35 Qatar
26 53 Saudi Arabia
21 43 Oman
15 30 Bahrain
42 84 Egypt
111. Technological readiness
Future Rank Current Rank Country
45 90 Algeria
48 96 Morocco
43 87 Tunisia
61 122 Libya
26 52 Jordan
62 123 Syria
65 129 Mauritania
112. Business sophistication
Future Rank Current Rank Country
25 50 Kuwait
10 19 UAE
18 37 Qatar
17 35 Saudi Arabia
28 57 Oman
30 61 Bahrain
36 72 Egypt
113. Business sophistication
Future Rank Current Rank Country
64 128 Algeria
38 78 Morocco
27 54 Tunisia
55 111 Libya
25 49 Jordan
45 90 Syria
62 125 Mauritania
114. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 3 (2021 to 2025)
− Raise the rank of Arab states in the following
competitive criteria by two-thirds
Institutions
Infrastructure
Health and Primary Education
Higher Education and Training
115. Institutions
Future Rank Current Rank Country
17 51 Kuwait
5 15 UAE
3 9 Qatar
11 32 Saudi Arabia
6 18 Oman
10 30 Bahrain
19 56 Egypt
116. Institutions
Future Rank Current Rank Country
38 115 Algeria
21 64 Morocco
8 23 Tunisia
22 67 Libya
8 25 Jordan
19 57 Syria
33 100 Mauritania
117. Infrastructure
Future Rank Current Rank Country
17 50 Kuwait
2 6 UAE
13 39 Qatar
12 36 Saudi Arabia
10 29 Oman
9 27 Bahrain
18 55 Egypt
118. Infrastructure
Future Rank Current Rank Country
33 99 Algeria
23 70 Morocco
12 37 Tunisia
35 105 Libya
14 42 Jordan
30 79 Syria
39 118 Mauritania
119. Health and Primary Education
Future Rank Current Rank Country
24 73 Kuwait
7 20 UAE
3 8 Qatar
24 71 Saudi Arabia
31 92 Oman
12 37 Bahrain
28 84 Egypt
120. Health and Primary Education
Future Rank Current Rank Country
26 77 Algeria
29 87 Morocco
10 30 Tunisia
35 104 Libya
19 57 Jordan
23 70 Syria
38 114 Mauritania
121. Higher Education and Training
Future Rank Current Rank Country
27 82 Kuwait
10 29 UAE
8 25 Qatar
18 53 Saudi Arabia
22 67 Oman
16 48 Bahrain
29 88 Egypt
122. Higher Education and Training
Future Rank Current Rank Country
34 102 Algeria
33 99 Morocco
11 32 Tunisia
25 75 Libya
14 42 Jordan
35 104 Syria
43 132 Mauritania
123. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 4 (2026 to 2030)
− Raise the rank of Arab states in the overall
competitive criteria by two-thirds
124. Overall Rank by 2030
Our Ambition by Current Rank Country
2030 From 133 Nations
13 39 Kuwait
8 23 UAE
7 22 Qatar
9 28 Saudi Arabia
14 41 Oman
13 38 Bahrain
23 70 Egypt
125. Overall Rank by 2030
Our Ambition by Current Rank Country
2030 From 133 Nations
28 83 Algeria
21 73 Morocco
13 40 Tunisia
29 88 Libya
17 50 Jordan
31 94 Syria
38 113 Mauritania
126. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 4 (2026 to 2030)
− Creating a Confederation of Muslim countries
through the unification of
Foreign Policies
Finance
Defense
Travel (Freedom of cross-border travel)
127. The Plan – Roles and Projects
Phase 4 (2026 to 2030)
− Creating a Confederation of Muslim countries
to be led by the following countries
Turkey
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
128. Generic Change Model
How do we reach
our vision ?
The
Plan
Vision Reality
Where are we heading ? Where are we
today ?
Challenges
What prevents us from
realizing our objectives?
129. Generic Change Model
1. Phases and timelines
2. Roles/Responsibilities
and Projects
The
Plan
Vision Reality
1. Describing our 1. Major crisis
civilization factors
2. Competitive Challenges 2. Fundamental
Objectives capabilities
1. Defining the challenges
2. Overcoming the
challenges
130. Concluding Remarks
The basics of strategy management require that we define a
clear vision of the future, and in our case, a clear picture of
how the Muslim ummah will look like in the future. It simply
cannot be generic statements like “an Islamic state”, “an
Islamic Khalifah”, “to implement Shari’ah”. It must be in
some tangible form, preferably quantifiable and with
timelines.
That is what we have tried to clarify in our vision statement
for the ummah over the next twenty years; to quantifiably
improve the level of economic competitiveness for each Muslim
country and to enhance the unity and cooperation among the
Muslim countries by proposing a confederation united in the
four suggested areas.
131. Concluding Remarks
Is the proposed vision complete and perfect ? We do not claim
it as such but we believe it is definitely a good start.
When we started on this project in 2008, many considered the
vision far-fetched considering the economic and political
situation then. Now events have changed significantly.
− The financial crisis in 2008 is crippling the economies of the West
and weakening their financial institutions. The biggest economy in
the world, the United States, is facing a major debt crisis.
− The spring uprising in 2011 will change the political landscape in
the Middle East. It’s opening the doors of freedom and greater
autonomy for the common people. It will help overcome our first
challenge factor; political despotism.
132. Concluding Remarks
This work is very much still in progress. We are encouraged
by the many positive responses we have received indicating
that although the work is not perfect, we are on the right
track.
We have created a web portal in Arabic (for now) to share our
ideas and invite comments and participation from all
interested Muslims.
− http://www.change-project.co
We certainly invite comments and suggestions to improve
upon it.
Kindly distribute report on this humble work to your circle of
friends.
133. Concluding Remarks
The one who intends to do a good deed and actualizes it will be
rewarded by ten multiples and the one who intends to do a
good deed but does not actualize it will still be rewarded with a
single multiple of the deed.
So make your intentions sincere and proceed with the deeds.
Don’t forget us in your prayers.
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