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Golden Age
The centuries when Muslim cities led the world in science, medicine and learning.
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5 facts behind the claim that Muslim-majority countries are “backward”
Low development scores get blamed on Islam itself. 5 facts on what predicts them, from oil rents to colonial timing. Read them.
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6 Muslim astronomers whose names are on the Moon
Albategnius, Azophi, Arzachel: 6 lunar craters named for Muslim astronomers, and the work that earned each one. Read on.
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6 words science still uses that came from Arabic
Algebra, algorithm, zenith, azimuth, nadir, alcohol: 6 scientific words from Arabic, and how each crossed over. Read on.
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6 instruments invented in the Islamic world that science still uses
6 scientific instruments from the Islamic world that laboratories still use, with what each one changed. Read the list.
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7 libraries of the Islamic world, and what happened to each
7 great libraries of the Islamic world, from Baghdad to Timbuktu, and the fate of each. Read what survived and what burned.