http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/comment-page-1/#comment-8722 Anonymous Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:57:16 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/#comment-8722 you are right, and you can add all Al-Andalus myths, like the myth of the cohabitation of the three cultures, this one specially loved by some jews who still say that Maimonides was expelled by the Catholic king you are right, and you can add all Al-Andalus myths, like the myth of the cohabitation of the three cultures, this one specially loved by some jews who still say that Maimonides was expelled by the Catholic king

]]> http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/comment-page-1/#comment-8721 Anonymous Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:07:15 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/#comment-8721 you mean 'BYZANTINE' architecture, yes maths was important to them but Al Khawazimi, their most important mathematician really only imported ideas that were already around. We are constantly being told that they had the first hospital in Baghdad (it was actually founded by nestorian christians) and the first University in Cairo (except ofcourse the assyrian school of Nisibis). Arabic numerals are from India, the first arabic medical treatise was written by a christian and translated by a Jew. Did these experts by any chance also work on the film 'kingdom of heaven' I mean c'mon! you mean ‘BYZANTINE’ architecture, yes maths was important to them but Al Khawazimi, their most important mathematician really only imported ideas that were already around.
We are constantly being told that they had the first hospital in Baghdad (it was actually founded by nestorian christians) and the first University in Cairo (except ofcourse the assyrian school of Nisibis). Arabic numerals are from India, the first arabic medical treatise was written by a christian and translated by a Jew.
Did these experts by any chance also work on the film ‘kingdom of heaven’ I mean c’mon!

]]> http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/comment-page-1/#comment-8720 Anonymous Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:29:33 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/25/from-mathematics-to-fanatics/#comment-8720 oh the old islamic golden era and european dark age myth still supported by "expersts" oh the old islamic golden era and european dark age myth still supported by “expersts”

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