Can pure Islamic thinking only exist in underdeveloped or repressive environments?

[Pathan_Bhai]

Re: Can pure Islamic thinking only exist in underdeveloped or repressive environments

@ravage

So, do traditional, pre-modern societies such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, underdeveloped parts of Pakistan hold the vestiges of ‘pure’ Islamic thought (regardless of whether we view such purity as desirable or not).

What Islamic thought? You are hardly allowed to think independently in these societies!