byuradio.org Episode: Top Of Mind With Julie Rose – Radio Interview (Podcast) with Prof Glen Cooper Transcript: The West Owes a Debt to Islam.
Professor Glen Cooper discusses the Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation. During the European Dark Ages, when science, art and literature seemed to flounder for centuries, there actually was a lot of discover in places like Iraq, Persia and Syria. Professor Cooper explains how science of medicine, mathematics and astronomy flourished.
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Note of Editor: This Podcast was first published and broadcasted at byuradio.org. Later, it was published by 1001 Inventions. The transcript, however, is published first at Muslim Heritage. We thank Khaleel Shaikh for transcribing the interview.
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The West Owes a Debt to Islam
Host:Julie Rose (J.R), broadcast journalist and interviewer
Guest:Prof Glen Cooper (G.C), PhD, Adjunct Professor of History, Pitzer College
Description: During the European Dark Ages, when science, art and literature seemed to flounder for several centuries, there actually was a lot of discover and insight going on – but in places like Iraq, Persia and Syria. The science of medicine, mathematics and astronomy flourished among scholars and would help catalyze the European Renaissance. But those contributions have been largely forgotten today.
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Categories: Arab World, Asia, Islam