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Muslim Heritage: Professor Al-Hassani on the History Channel

Muslim Heritage: Professor Al-Hassani on the History Channel

Professor Salim Al-Hassani speaks on the History Channel on Muslim…

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Bringing to Life the Islamic History of Europe: A Video Documentary

The video documentary produced by the BBC in 2005 An…

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Conversation with Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani

Conversation with Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani

Interview of Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani for Urdu viewers…

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Imagine A World Without Them?

Imagine A World Without Them?

Coffee, computers and piston engines - could we imagine a…

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1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in our World

1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in our World

Overview of the hugely successful cross-cultural dialogue and educational initiative…

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Muslim Heritage: alJazari's Scribe Clock

Muslim Heritage: al-Jazari’s Scribe Clock

al-Jazari's 800 year old automatic Scribe clock using water technology.…

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Cities of Light - The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

Cities of Light – The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

This film takes viewers on an epic journey back into…

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La Mosquée de Damas

La Mosquée de Damas

Brief animation of how the Ummayad Mosque also known as…

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1001 Inventions: Launch at Birmingham's Think Tank Museum

1001 Inventions: Launch at Birmingham’s Think Tank Museum

1001 Inventions: Launch at Birmingham's Think Tank Museum

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First hospitals in the world and father of optics - from the PBS documentary "Empire of Faith"

First hospitals in the world and father of optics – from the PBS documentary “Empire of Faith”

An excerpt from the documentary "Empire of Faith" about Muslims…

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Engineering: Professor Al-Hassani on the History Channel

Engineering: Professor Al-Hassani on the History Channel

Professor Salim Al-Hassani, chief editor of 1001 Inventions Book, speaks…

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Professor Salim Al-Hassani Delivering A Keynote Speech

Professor Salim Al-Hassani Delivering A Keynote Speech

Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani,chief editor of 1001 Inventions Book,…

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Dubai Ramadan Lecture - Prof. Salim Al-Hassani

Dubai Ramadan Lecture – Prof. Salim Al-Hassani – Oct 2006

Professor Salim TS Al-Hassani, Chairman of the Foundation for Science,…

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The Arabic numbers by Al-Khwarizmi

The Arabic numbers by Al-Khwarizmi

Learn more about the numbers written with the ideograms of…

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Prof. Salim Al-Hassani Manchester (3 parts)

Prof. Salim Al-Hassani Manchester (3 parts)

In the West, the Middle Ages sometimes referred to as…

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BBC Science Adam Hart Davis presents 1001 Inventions

BBC Science Adam Hart Davis presents 1001 Inventions Copyright BBC 2006 (2 parts)

Adam Hart Davis presents 1001 Inventions...

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Avicenna

Avicenna

Peter Adamson discusses the philosophy of Avicenna.

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An Islamic History of Europe

An Islamic History of Europe

An Islamic History of Europe, produced and broadcasted by BBC…

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HRH Dr. Wijdan Ali Speech Part of the BA Festival of Science September 2003, BAAS

HRH Dr. Wijdan Ali Speech Part of the BA Festival of Science September 2003, BAAS

September 2003, BAAS British Association for the Advancement of Science

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Peter Raymond BA Festival of Science Speech (2003) BAAS

Peter Raymond BA Festival of Science Speech (2003) BAAS

September 2003, BAAS British Association for the Advancement of Science

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Prof Ekmelideen Ihsanoglu Speech at BA Festival of Science, 2003

Prof Ekmelideen Ihsanoglu Speech at BA Festival of Science, 2003

Prof Ekmelideen Ihsanoglu Speech at BA Festival of Science

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