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To: Scumbria who wrote (487)	7/16/2002 11:57:42 AM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 3959

Absolutely. Just like Canadian Indians in Hockey-phenomenal talents, but no structure to develop....I think that there will be quite a few International Stars-footballers coming-out of European Arab communities soon...

To: Scumbria who wrote (487)	7/16/2002 11:59:37 AM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 3959

Still how the Arab World manage not to dwell on the most Impressive Era in Arab History (All Human Civilization History) khamush.com There were the astronomer al-Khwarizmi (850), from whose name comes the word "algorithm"; Farghani, whom we call Alfraganus (about 850); the physician Yahya ibn Masawayh, called Mesua in the West; the astronomer Abu Ma'shar, the Albumasar of the Europeans (about 996). The caliph Mamun was responsible for the translation of Greek works into Arabic. He founded in Baghdad the Academy of Wisdom, which took over from the Persian university of Jundaisapur and soon became an active scientific center. The Academy's large library was enriched by the translations that had been undertaken. Scholars of all races and religions were invited to work there. They were concerned with preserving a universal heritage, which was not specifically Moslem and was Arabic only in language. The sovereign had the best qualified specialists of the time come to the capital from all parts of his empire. There was no lack of talented men. The rush toward Baghdad was as impressive as the horsemen's sweep through entire lands during the Arab conquest. The intellectuals of Baghdad eagerly set to work to discover the thoughts of antiquity. Harun al-Rashid, Mamun's father, was particularly interested in the physicians brought to his capital.