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To: CurlyDave

Everything worth of positive mention about the so-called “Arabic/Islamic civilization”, whethr science, literature, arts or architecture, was originally Persian, Byzantine/Hellenistic or of more eastern origin transmitted through those late ancient Empires.

The thing medieval “Islamic civilization” could be credited with is conserving/transmitting parts of ancient knowledge (that was not destroyed by the esrly islsmic onslaught).
The Arab and Turkish element in science/art/culture was however minor. The smart ones were mostly Persians... creating a masdive inferiority complex among Arabs and Turks that is pervasive to this day.


8 posted on 11/21/2016 6:45:48 AM PST by SolidWood
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*pardon the typos. Fat fingers on small screen.


9 posted on 11/21/2016 6:47:04 AM PST by SolidWood
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