text: Just update your facts, Canadians are not allowed to immigrate to the middle east if you are Christian even fellow Muslims from Paksitan are given a hard time in Saudi Arabia. Canadians work in that area.
  Next Europe Greece, Italy has been so called civilized for over 3000 years. Northern Europe since 900 AD which would be over 1200 years not the 600 years. Over wise yes China and India had superior culture before Western Europe. The problem was it became stagnet and did not grow any further. Muslims (Arabs) came to the Sub Continent of India and converted Pakistan, Afgan and parts of India to the Muslim faith.
  This happened in the 10 century. Question is why did India and Pakistan give up its culture and religion to the Arab invaders?