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Bejaia - Algeria |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 01 October, 2004 |
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Bejaia - a small town on the north coast of Algeria, was once a trading hub of the Mediteranian trading extensively with many places including Pisa. Through this town, a great deal of Mathematics was transfered into Europe through such scholars as Fibonnaci also known as Leonardo of Pisa.
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Marrakech |
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By: FSTC Ltd, Thu 26 August, 2004 |
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Marrakech became, due to the ambitions and sponsorship of its rulers, the centre of attraction for numerous scholars including Ibn Rushd who served as the Chief Physician and where he pursued many works in science. This is a glimpse into the important role of Marrakech in Islamic science.
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Madrid |
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By: FSTC Ltd, Mon 23 August, 2004 |
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Madrid was founded by the Muslims in the 9th century as a small frontier town. The old town centre is still known as Muslim Madrid. This article gives us a glimpse into the role of Madrid in the history of the influence of Muslim science on Europe.
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Tunis in Islamic Times |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 05 May, 2004 |
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Tunis, the green, was the capital of Muslim Caliphate in the Maghreb reaching an unrivalled prosperous period of economic, cultural and social growth. Below is a summary of how this once great city was planned to meet such prosperity.
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Tunis in the Islamic Period |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 25 July, 2003 |
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Tunis was rebuilt under the Roman Emperor Augustus in the first century AD, but without the importance of Carthage. The Muslims re-fortified it in 720 AD, and built the Zaytouna Mosque.
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The City of Toledo |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 23 April, 2003 |
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Toledo is a city in the north of Spain. It played major roles under both Muslims and under the Christians. From the days of Maslama (Al-Majriti) and Al-Zarqali to the days of Alfonso the Wise, the meridian of Toledo was for long the standard of computation for the West.
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Cordoba, European Jewel of the Middle Ages |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 23 April, 2003 |
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Cordoba used to be the jewel of Europe dazzling visitors from the North. With over 70 public libraries during the time of Caliph Hakam II, and 900 public baths, Scholars and booksellers flocked there and made it Europes intellectual centre by the 10th century A.D.
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Norman Sicily, start of the post Islamic period. |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 22 April, 2003 |
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In the middle of the 11th century, the Normans took Sicily and the southern portion of Italy from the Muslims, they granted the medical school founded by the latter the thorough protection that they granted to all Muslim institutions. The Muslim geographer, Al-Idrisi, worked under Roger II patronage in Sicily and even named his book after him (Al-Kitab al Rogery).
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Al-Qayrawan |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 20 December, 2002 |
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Founded in 670 by Uqba bin Nafi, it was the seat of Arab governors in W Africa until 800. Under the Aghlabid dynasty (800-909), it remained the chief center of commerce and learning. It was the first capital (909-21) of the Fatimids.
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Samarra |
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By: Quoted from Jacob Lassner, Sun 21 July, 2002 |
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The second great capital of the Abbasid caliphate. It was situated along the Tigris some sixty miles (ninety-seven kilometres) north of Baghdad.
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