west threatened by scientists in the east?

BBC News - Iran car explosion kills nuclear scientist in Tehran

Can you imagine, the ex-colonies being as armed, as technologically advanced as their old colonizers? Sure Iran could become as damaging as the current Saudi American alliance, which props banana republics throughout the middle east. However, right now the damage comes from the unchecked Saudi-American power.  That's the more scary thing, countries that are armed and unchallenged, not when there is a balance of power. Of course the ideal balance is when no one has nuclear weapons.

garbage turned to treasure in Beirut

TEDxBeirut - Ziad Abichaker - A garbage love story - YouTube

and Lebanese hipsters come up with a brilliant anti-littering campaign
http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/2012/Pages/metel-ma-shelta.aspx

Egyptians celebrate the new year, Christians and Muslims

‫مسيرة بالشموع من كنيسة قصر الدوبارة إلي ميدان التحرير‬‎ - YouTube

This is how Arabs respond when colonizers try to manipulate them into civil wars. They say no thanks.