Book Review: Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili
Source: The Guardian Book reviewed by Tim Radford The ‘bubbling invention’ of the Islamic world lit up the dark ages. The relay-race model of intellectual history is simple enough: a…
Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili – 3 Part BBC Documentary
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and…
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‘The House of Wisdom’ by Jim Al-Khalili
The Golden Age of Learning in the Arab-speaking World Source: Qantara Arabic-speaking researchers have made major contributions to science. In his book The House of Wisdom, physicist Jim Al-Khalili examines…
eDigest: Overcoming Historical Amnesia: Muslim Contributions to Civilization
Taj Mahal India, one of the new seven wonders Lead post collected by Dr. Amtul Q Farhat, Canada Overcoming Historical Amnesia: Muslim Contributions to Civilization Source: The Huffington Post…
On the Shoulders of Eastern Giants: The Forgotten Contributions of Medieval Physicists
Source: Physics World Event Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM BST We learn at school that Newton is the father of modern optics, Copernicus heralded the birth of…
Muslim Heritage and Educating the Muslim Masses
Epigraph: Only those of His servants who possess knowledge truly fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Mighty, Most Forgiving. (Al Quran 35:29) Lead article is by Muqtedar Khan; Associate Professor of Islam and…
The Muslim Times’ Encyclopedic Collection About Muslim Heritage
Erdogan claims Muslims beat Columbus to the Americas Source: The Telegraph By Rob Crilly, New York, and agencies Muslims discovered the Americas in the 12 century, nearly 300 years before…
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world’s myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. By Jim al-Khalili, who is a leading theoretical nuclear physicist, a trustee…
Thrust for ‘Arabic’ science urged
Source: TheGulfToday DUBAI: An Iraqi born British physicist, Prof. Jim Al-Khalili, has called for rejuvenation of science advancement in the Arab and Muslim world by building infrastructures and changing attitude…
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