A Question of Education

Matthew Yglesias has voiced strong support of a Western effort to pour money into education in the Islamic world. As I commented on that thread, I see no reason why this isn't a good idea. Institutions like AU-Cairo, AU-Beirut, and AU-Dubai have a serious market in the Arab world; other regions may have comparable institutions. I think if we emphasize significant language training in English and sweeten the deal with links to institutions like this, we can have a serious impact on education in the Islamic world. As long as the curriculum should be designed largely by educators from target countries, I don't see any problems with this.