Commentary on an article about educating an industrialized middle class in Arab-Islamic countries argues that the absence of an industrial middle class in Arab countries cannot be understood solely with reference to Eurocentric models and suggests there is no single solution to integrating science and technology with Islamic religion. (SM)

Author of an article on educating an industrialized middle class in Arab-Islamic countries responds to a critique by reemphasizing the need for a nonacademic technological institute to produce a middle class of highly qualified technicians. The article argues that vocational and technical education must be planned by the state. (SM)

Discusses existing systems of industrial education in Arab-Islamic countries, surveys Arab-Islamic culture, examines existing models in relation to their cultural appropriateness, and proposes a model for a kind of industrial university, the Djamiat Al-Sinah, which would be devoted to the culture specific vocational/industrial education of…