Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power.

Where there is dirt there is system. Dirt is the byproduct of a systematic ordering and classification of matter.

Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.

Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

Pretensions to moral superiority are devastatingly destructive.

The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting.