"The cataclysmic wars in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq have uncovered the reality of Arab unity and plight, and the collective conscience of international society. It is abundantly clear that the Arab people must themselves build a new system for a new future. The current state, as judged by a low GDP, high level of illiteracy, and deteriorating performance in education and science, is neither in consonance with their hearts and minds nor does it provide for their political, economic, and educational aspirations."
http://www.bigpharaoh.com/2006/08/29/zewail-calls-for-jihad-for-modernity-and-enlightenment/

If middle east transforms itself into region of democracies, there is reason that within few decades, it couldn't become a dynamic hub of the world.