The scene where the boss mocks Mohammed about his ignorance is very intense and we'ill talk about it on Monday. For background information, Iraq in the 70s had the highest literacy rate in the Middle East and the most advanced universities. We have a notion of progress and one of the terrible truths that come out of this course is the knowledge that cultures can disintegrate--they can lose their educational systems, their hospitals, and even their family structure once put under prolonged pressure.