Editing Secularization (section)

=== Arab world ===
{{Main|Islam and secularism}}Many countries in the Arab world show signs of increasing secularization. For instance, in [[Egypt]], support for imposing [[sharia]] (Islamic law) fell from 84% in 2011 to 34% in 2016. Egyptians also pray less: among older Egyptians (55+) 90% prayed daily in 2011. Among the younger generation (age 18–24) that fraction was only 70% in 2011. By contrast, in 2016 these numbers had fallen to <80% (55+) and <40% (18–24).<ref name=":2" /> The other age groups were in between these values. In [[Lebanon]] and [[Morocco]], the number of people listening to daily recitals of the Quran fell by half from 2011 to 2016.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=4 Nov 2017|title=The new Arab Cosmopolitans.|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> Some of these developments seem to be driven by need, e.g. by stagnating incomes which force women to contribute to household income and therefore to work. High living costs delay marriage and, as a consequence, seem to encourage pre-marital sex.<ref name=":2" /> However, in other countries, such as [[Jordan]] and [[Palestine]], support for sharia and Islamist ideas seems to grow. Even in countries in which secularization is growing, there are backlashes. For instance, the president of Egypt, [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi|Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi]], has banned hundreds of newspapers and websites who may provoke opposition.<ref name=":2" />