M. Shahid Alam ( www.aslama.org ) is Professor of Economics at Northeastern University. He is the author of " Governments and Markets in Economic Development Strategies: Lessons From Korea, Taiwan, and Japan ," " Poverty From the Wealth of Nations: Integration and Polarization in the Global Economy since 1760 ," " Is There An Islamic Problem? ," " Challenging the New Orientalism: Dissenting Essays on the "War Against Islam ," and "Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism ." He contributed this article to Media Monitors Network (MMN) from Massachusetts, USA.