The Book Launch of The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham Books IV-V
On Monday 13 November 2023, a book launch was hosted…
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A Review on Tarjumān al-aṭibbāʾ Manuscript (The Interpreter of Physicians)
This paper sheds light on a rare Arabic pharmaceutical manuscript…
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Arabic Mission to the Volga
"The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in…
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An Ottoman Cosmography: Translation of Katib Celebi’s Cihannuma
Cihānnümā is the summa of Ottoman geography and one of…
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The Art of More by Michael Brooks
How Mathematics Created Civilisation: Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes…
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JBIMA’s 1001 Cures Book Review
1001 Cures – Contributions in Medicines & Healthcare from Muslim…
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Shining light upon light
Two science histories dissect the transfer of knowledge between the…
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Book Review: “Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy and Regulatory Issues”
Traditional Arab-Islamic* herbal medicine plays an increasingly influential role in…
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Treasure Trove of Benefits and Variety at the Table: A Fourteenth-Century Egyptian Cookbook
The Kanz al-fawāʾid fī tanwīʿ al-mawāʾid is a 14th century…
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From Petra back to Makka – From “Pibla” back to Qibla
A critique of Dan Gibson, Early Islamic Qiblas: A Survey…
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Book Review: “Debt – The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber
Economics textbooks claim that money was invented to replace onerous…
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Jewels of Muslim Calligraphy: Book Review of “Female Calligraphers: Past & Present by Hilal Kazan”
This is a review of the book prepared by Hilal…
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Book review of Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man by Dr Nayef Al-Rodhan
In Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man, Dr Nayef…
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Book Review of Dr. Toygar Akman’s “Cybernetics”
"Cybernetics: Past, Present, Future" published by Toygar Akman, a renowned…
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Book Review of ‘Islamic Gardens and Landscapes’ by D. Fairchild Ruggles
Ranging across poetry, court documents, agronomy manuals, and early garden…
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New Book by Jim Al-Khalili – Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science
For over 700 years the international language of science was…
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Book review: Ibn al-Haytham and the New Optics
This is a book review of Ibn El-Heysem ve Yeni…
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Charles Burnett Publishes a New Book on the Arabic-Latin Transmission
The book Arabic into Latin in the Middle Ages: The…
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How Islamic Learning Transformed Western Civilization: Review of ‘The House of Wisdom’
In February 2009, Jonathan Lyons published 'The House of Wisdom',…
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Book Review of ‘Ottoman Women – Myth and Reality’ by Asli Sancar
Aise Asli Sancar, a renowned writer and lecturer on women's…
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Book Review of ‘Egyptology: The Missing Millennium’ by Okasha El-Daly
Egyptology: The Missing Millennium published by Okasha El Daly is…
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Book Review of The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science by Arun Bala
The book "The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of…
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Turkish Cuisine: A Book Review
Turkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which…
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A Jewel of Ottoman Naval History: The Book of Kâtib Çelebi on Naval Campaigns
This is a review of the book prepared by Prof.…
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A ‘Gap-Filling’ Book on Islamic Economic Thought
This book is a collection of previously-published papers on the…
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Medieval Islamic Medicine by Peter E. Pormann and Emilie Savage-Smith
Figure 1. The cover pages of the “Medieval Islamic…
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A Compendium of Knowledge about Islamic Civilization: Its History, Contributions, and Influence
An extensive compendium of literature on Islamic civilization, the book…
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The Thistle and the Crescent by Bashir Maan: A Book Review
Information on the long and varied relationship between Islam and…
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Science under Islam: A Reflection on Past Brilliancy and Future Revival
This is a review of a book by Sayyed Misbah…
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Seeking Seamless Scientific Wonders: Review of Emilie Savage-Smith’s Work
Najma Kazi reviews some salient aspects of Emilie Savage-Smith's work.…
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A Wealth of Scholarship: Recent Publications in Islamic Art, Culture and History
This is a general review of some 23 recent publications…
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How Islam Created the Modern World
In a clear and concise language, Mark Graham endeavours to…
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A New Book on the Ottoman Military History: Guns for the Sultan by Gábor Ágoston
Ágoston's book provides new insights into the Ottomans' approach to…
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A New Book by George Saliba: Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance
This article reviews the new book Islamic Science and the…
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