...I give them Damascus steel as a consolation prize.
But still not as good as the steel used in the Japanese katana.
Sorry. You’re forgetting about Japaneses and Norse steel making techniques. There is a lot of independent re-invention in the course of history.
Camel racing....
So...how do you make a camel run fast to win the race...?
(Remember the islamics are big betters and a lot of loot is riding on that camel)
Conventional wisdom is that the jockey beats the camel to make it go fast...
Wrong Answer...
The innovative islamic solution is to tie a small boy up by the neck of the camel...
The jockey then beats the crap out of the boy...
Boy screams into the ear of the camel...
Wins race.
(Very tricky to get the right amount of boy beating so boy doesn't pass out before the end of the race)