By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Western Islamic Architecture refers to an architectural style that was created by the inhabitants of the various Muslim caliphates, emirates, and other empires that have existed from the 700s even to today. The architectural style can be mostly seen in western parts of the Arab world – … Continued
By Salma Heram / Arab America Contributing Writer The Golden Age of Islam is often taken to be a period of scientific, economic, philosophical, cultural, and scholarly prosperity in Islamic civilization, estimated to be between the 8th and 13th centuries. This period is most commonly marked by advancements in mathematics and the sciences, as well … Continued
Image: Statue of Averroes, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe Read Part 1 of 2 HERE By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer In their golden years, the Arabs led the world in all fields of human knowledge and contributed immensely to the evolvement of the world of that time. This is attested to by the many Arabic words in the … Continued
By: Robert Fisk Source: The Independent After the Manchester massacre… yes, and after Nice and Paris, Mosul and Abu Ghraib and 7/7 and the Haditha massacre – remember those 28 civilians, including children, killed by US Marines, four more than Manchester but no minute’s silence for them? And of course 9/11… Counterbalancing cruelty is no … Continued
An illustration by al-Jazari of the internal mechanics of an automated boat: al-Jazari BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer After the Arabs in the 6th and 7th centuries occupied most of the ancient world, they fell heir, in the field of mechanics and engineering; to the early inventions of the Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, Persians and Romans. Between the … Continued
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