Islamic Empires – 15 cities that define a civilisation

Sameer Rahim in The Guardian: Like many recent years, 2013 saw Richard Dawkins tweet a summary judgment about Islam. “All the world’s Muslims have fewer Nobel prizes than Trinity College, Cambridge. They did great things in the Middle Ages, though.” The coarse implication in his first statement is hardly softened by the condescending allusion to the … Continue reading Islamic Empires – 15 cities that define a civilisation