Source: The Washington Post
By Jon Emont
JAKARTA, Indonesia — In early August, when leaders of several dozen Muslim countries gathered in Jakarta for an annual economic conference, some of the speakers acknowledged that things are not looking good for their global community. Chaos continues to grip their heartland in the Middle East, they noted, and anti-Muslim politicians are drawing unprecedented support in Europe, the United States and elsewhere.
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo spoke, however, the World Islamic Economic Forum’s host offered a bracing dose of optimism.
Citing data from a landmark 2015 Pew study showing that the number of Muslims worldwide is expected to grow by 73 percent from 2010 to 2050, the head of the world’s most-populous Muslim-majority nation told his counterparts that their countries must seek to leverage their “fundamental strength”: a huge and expanding youth population.
“Muslim societies have the best demographics of any demographic group in the world, with the highest proportion of young people,” he said.
According to Pew, Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians by about 2070.
The data Widodo cited was sound; demographers largely consider the Pew study’s forecasts reasonable. But his main contention — that the Muslim world’s comparative youthfulness and high fertility rate represent a strength — is a matter of debate among economists, and his assertion last month sparked discussion in Indonesia and beyond about how much youth is too much.
The “youth bulge,” seen when infant mortality drops while fertility rates remain high, can indeed boost economies by increasing the number of people available to work, experts agree. But it also can lead to social instability if the masses of working-age youths are unable to find productive jobs.
Categories: Asia, Indonesia, Muslims, The Muslim Times
To:- Indonesian President Joko Widodo – the Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians by about 2070 – the Qur’an is an extension of Judaism, as also is the Bible. Both are under the psychological influence of the jews themselves. Ignorance of the contents of both the Qur’an and Bible is covering up the danger posed by the Jews. The Bible and Quran came into use in the (christian) year 600, the followers of both books have been force fed from birth to death for 1400 years to date. The Judaism connection was picked up in ignorance and been overlooked to the present day.