![]() ![]() Such tributes to the Arab world’s era of scientific achievement are generally made in service of a broader political point, as they usually precede discussion of the region’s contemporary problems. It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra our magnetic compass and tools of navigation our mastery of pens and printing our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed. It was Islam that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe’s Renaissance and Enlightenment. President Obama, for instance, in his Jspeech in Cairo, praised Muslims for their historical scientific and intellectual contributions to civilization: ![]() But it is heir to a legendary “Golden Age” of Arabic science frequently invoked by commentators hoping to make Muslims and Westerners more respectful and understanding of each other. Contemporary Islam is not known for its engagement in the modern scientific project.
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