Knowledge has become the source of wealth and the indicator of strength, not only through the transformation of some of its data into sophisticated products with a high yield economically and strategically, but also because of what knowledge is in itself as an element of human development for the people of any nation which aspires to an appropriate place under the sun of the 21st century, and for the individuals of any society that seeks to be in harmony with the conditions of the age. What is obstructing us along this path?