Innovation comes before progress. How creative is the Muslim world? How can leaders inspire creativity and innovation among its people? Mustafa Abushagur is the Deputy Prime Minister of Libya, on leave as the President of RIT Dubai, a Professor in Microsystems Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Abushagur discusses innovation and how it can lead to prosperity in the modern Muslim world.

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