1001 Cures – Introduction
Islamic civilisation developed a system of healthcare that, at its…
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Constantine the African and the Qayrawani doctors: Contribution of the ‘Phoenicians’ of North Africa to Latin Medicine in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
When a sixteenth-century medical writer referred to Phoenicians, alongside Arabs,…
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1001 Cures Book launch at The Royal Society in London during the British Science Week
To celebrate the launch of 1001 Cures; Contributions in Medicine…
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1001 Cures: Contributions in Medicine and Healthcare from Muslim Civilisation
1001 Cures: Contributions in Medicine and Healthcare from Muslim Civilisation…
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Arabic Medicinal Manuscripts of Pre-Colonial Northern Nigeria: A Descriptive List
West African Muslim scholars produced a number of Arabic works…
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Dental Care in Islamic Medical Science: Muhammad al-Aqkirmani (d. 1760) and his Risalah fi hukm al-Siwak
Most of the oldest Muslim treatises on Siwak remain in…
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Ibn al-Nafis, the Pulmonary Circulation, and The Islamic Golden Age
Ibn al-Nafis (1213-1288) was an Arab physician who made several…
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Avicenna’s Medical Thinking in Colonial Mexico
New Spain was a viceroyalty of Spain between 1521 and…
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Avicenna’s Medical Thinking in Colonial Mexico
New Spain was a viceroyalty of Spain between 1521 and…
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Muslims Contribution to the Study and Development of Medical Sciences in 19th Century Nigeria: A Preliminary Account
This paper presented at the 7th International Congress of the…
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Albucasis: A Landmark for Arabic and European Surgery
This article presents Abu'l-Qasim Khalaf ibn 'Abbas al-Zaharawi, Arabic أبو…
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A Culture Devoted to Healing
Muslim Contributions to the Medical Sciences A Tribute to Dr…
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Historiography of Science and Medicine: Balancing Scholarship with Public Engagement
In recent years, here at Fez and all over the…
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Medical Books on Healthy Living from Muslim Civilisation
If you think medical advice on healthy living - good…
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Ophthalmologists of the Medieval Islamic World
The main purpose of this monograph is to review some…
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Obesity: 1000 years ago
I enjoyed Richard Barnett's Historical Keywords piece on obesity (May…
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World Health Day 7th April: Muslim Heritage in Medicine
World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April each year…
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Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine
The Sheikh al-Ra'is Sharaf al-Mulk Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn b. ‘Abd…
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Medicine and Health in Medieval Arabic Poetry: A Historical Review
This review of medieval Arabic medical poetry is based on…
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Medicine and Health in Medieval Arabic Poetry: An Historical Review
This review of medieval Arabic medical poetry is based on…
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Introducing Medical Humanities in the Medical Curriculum in Saudi Arabia: A Pedagogical Experiment
In a marked shift from the positivist philosophy that influenced…
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Professor Rabie E. Abdel-Halim’s Lectures
In 2012, FSTC members contributed to several activities by publishing…
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Ibn Zuhr and the Progress of Surgery
This study of the original Arabic edition of the book…
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Experimental Medicine 1000 Years Ago
Little is known about the state of experimentation in the…
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Lectures on Islamic Medicine at RCP, London
Lectures on Islamic Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians…
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Four Medieval Hospitals in Syria
The creation of hospitals as institutions for the care of…
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A Medical Classic: Al-Razi’s Treatise on Smallpox and Measles
Kitab fi Al Jadari wa Al Hasaba authored by the…
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Caesarean Section in Early Islamic Literature
Some medical historians of the last century mistakenly recorded that…
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Contributions of Ibn al-Nafis to the Progress of Medicine and Urology
This primary-source study of four medical works of the 13th…
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Pioneer Physicians
During the classical Muslim civilisation, big scientific advances in medicine…
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Insights into Neurologic Localization by Al-Razi (Rhazes), a Medieval Islamic Physician
Al-Razi (Rhazes) (born in 864 CE) wrote over 200 scientific…
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The 15th Century Turkish Physician Serefeddin Sabuncuoglu Author of Cerrahiyetu ‘l-Haniyye
The Turkish physician Serafeddin Sabuncuoglu (1385–1470) is the author of…
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Evolution of Attitudes Towards Human Experimentation in Ottoman Turkish Medicine
Attitudes and expectations towards medical knowledge and medical practice standards…
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Medicine in the Middle Ages: New Insights and a Call for Further Research
[Proceedings of the conference 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our…
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Lady Montagu and the Introduction of Smallpox Inoculation to England
The English aristocrat and writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)…
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Botany, Herbals and Healing In Islamic Science and Medicine
The scholars of Islamic culture worked extensively in the combined…
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Anatomy of the Horse in the 15th Century
The famous image we find in an Arabic manuscript depicting…
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Anaesthesia 1000 Years Ago (I)
The following research article in a particular field of the…
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Anaesthesia 1000 Years Ago (II)
The following research article in a particular field of the…
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Pericardial Pathology 900 Years Ago: A Study and Translations from an Arabic Medical Textbook
This is a study and translation of the section on…
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The Missing Link in the History of Urology
With few exceptions, most of the current publications on history…
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Turkish Medical History of the Seljuk Era
The Great Seljuk state was part of the medieval Islamic…
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The Medical Organization at the Ottoman Court
The Ottoman imperial Palace was quite different from Western palaces…
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Women Dealing with Health during the Ottoman Reign
In the history of Islamic civilization, many hospitals were founded…
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The Paracelsian Influence on Ottoman Medicine
Galen's concept of medicine which dominated the medical world almost…
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Circumcision Ceremonies at the Ottoman Palace
Circumcision is widely practiced in all Islamic countries. Festivities pertaining…
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Medical Sciences in the Islamic Civilization
The medical sciences and related fields have enjoyed great peaks…
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The Medical History Museum of Istanbul University: Project, Challenges and Academic Questions
This article is about the foundation of the Medical History…
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The Simurgh: A Symbol of Holistic Medicine in the Middle Eastern Culture in History
This article discusses the view that the simurgh, a mythological…
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Highly Valued Virtues of Classical Ottoman Turkish Medical Ethics: A View From Past to Future
Virtues such as modesty, contentedness, fidelity and hopefulness expected from…
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The Invention of Spectacles between the East and the West
The following article by the expert scholar Lutfallah Gari surveys…
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Certain Aspects of Medical Instruction in Medieval Islam and its Influences on Europe
In this article, Professor Aydin Syili analyses the medical teaching…
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Health in the Ottoman Empire: A Collective Achievement in the History of Ottoman Medicine
This is a review of Health in the Ottomans (Osmanlilarda…
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Hindiba: A Drug for Cancer Treatment in Muslim Heritage
Hindiba is a plant of Middle Eastern lands. Its therapeutic…
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Scientific Transfer and Scholarship in Medieval Arabic Pharmacology
Arabic pharmacology, a branch of scientific literature dealing with the…
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Al-Razi on Smallpox and Measles
This article by Dr. Abdulnasser Kaadan shows that as early…
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Selected Gleanings from the History of Islamic Medicine
The medical Islamic tradition is one of the richest and…
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Ear, Nose and Throat Medical Practice in Muslim Heritage
Muslim medicine is characterised by a high level of experience…
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Suleymaniye Medical Madrasa
This article discusses the emergence and origins of institutional Ottoman…
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Ethical Aspects of Ottoman Surgical Practice
Information about the requirements and expectations of medical ethics regarding…
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The Modern Hospital in Medieval Islam
The hospital was one of the most developed institutions of…
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and the Introduction of Smallpox Vaccination to England
This short article describes Lady Montagu's efforts in introducing a…
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The Earliest Paediatric Surgical Atlas: Cerrahiye-i Ilhaniye
The author of one of the earliest surgical books was…
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The Scholars of Seville – Medicine
Seville was also a centre Medical expertise in Islamic civilisation.…
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The Classification of Mental Diseases in the Ottoman Medical Manuscripts
The Ottomans provided great contributions towards the fields of psychiatry…
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Beauty, Hair and Body Care in the Canon of Ibn Sina
The seventh and last art mentioned in the fourth book…
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Al-Razi the Medical Scholar
Al-Razi was "a writer of rare and incredible productiveness as…
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Central Asian Contributions to the earlier phases of hospital building – Activity in Islam
Modern hospials finds its origin in Islamic civilisation replacing institutions…
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Turkish Contributions to Scientific Work in Islam
Turks have played an active part in the pursuit of…
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Science and Institutions within Ottoman Administration
The Ottomans conserved the fundamental features of Islamic civilisation in…
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Muslim Contribution to Cosmetics
Al-Zahrawi's medical encyclopaedia, used in Europe's Universities from the 12th-17th…
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The Book of Water (Kitab Al-Ma’a)
Kitab Al-Ma'a, a strange title for the first known Encyclopedia…
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The Beginning of the Islamic Hospitals
Possibly the earliest hospital in Islam was a mobile dispensary…
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Urinary Stone Disease in Arabian Medicine
Urinary stone disease (urolithiasis) was discussed in great detail in…
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Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi the Great Surgeon
Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), also known…
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