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To: KellyAdmirer

The Muslim conquerer of Egypt in the 7th century did burn the reconstructed libary of Alexandria, and apparently did so without remorse.


23 posted on 05/17/2004 11:04:28 AM PDT by gaspar
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To: gaspar
Really? Hmmm, I thought the early Muslims were keepers of knowledge not destroyers. Got a source? I'd like to read up on that.
47 posted on 05/17/2004 12:37:43 PM PDT by jpsb (Nominated 1994 "Worst writer on the net")
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