How did the Middle East go from being the pinnacle of human civilization to the...

[jaymod]

...hell-hole it is now? How did the Middle East go from having great ancient civilizations such Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt to the hell-hole it is now? How did it go from being the center of math, science and literature, to the hell hole it is now?

 

[Shovel Ready]

It was the result of a failure to bathe and use toilet papaer.

 

[W J]

Islam. The "religion" of Islam was started by a drunk child molester pirate. Islam is a religion of pirates.

 

[freedom fighter]

The Soviet Union and the Muslim religion have both helped to destroy the Middle East.

 

[Godless Heathen]

Christians