Podcasts about Islamic Golden Age

Mick controls an unwieldy hillbilly in "Bubba 'n' Stix" (1994) for the Mega Drive, Andy Mac meets Joe Musashi's dug in "Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi" (1990), also for the Mega Drive, and McCormick ponders the Islamic Golden Age in "Defenders of Oasis" (1992) for the Game Gear.We also have a re-telling of the opening story of One Thousand and One Nights, featuring a surprising amount of cuckoldry.

Today we explore the famed city of Timbuktu. How did it grow from a trading post on the edge of the Sahara to a major centre of trade, learning and culture at the height of the Islamic Golden Age?Joining us is Kai Mora, a writer, historian and PhD student in African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Kai takes us on a tour of the city's history, and explains its enduring legacy in the face of colonial disruption and conflict.Produced by Mariana Des Forges and James Hickmann, and edited by Tim Arstall.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.

Georgetown PHD Candidate ,Saad Yaqoub, reveals the untold history of the rise and fall of Muslim civilization. The answer is: horses? Saad also debunks the myth of a unified and monolithic Islamic empire and the notion of “golden ages” in history. Lastly he gives a blueprint for how Muslims can rebuild the Islamic civilization through the love of Allah and the propagation and protection of La ilaha il Allah.#muslim #history #podcast #empire Muslim Professionals: https://www.muslimprofessionals.us/Pomoroi: https://pomoroi.com/ansariMention the podcast for a FREE ConsultationHuman AppealDONATE at: https://give.humanappealusa.org/ansaripodcastBoycat app: https://www.boycat.io/Business Code: ANSARI10Support US @ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ansaripodcast00:00 Intro01:24 How Muslim Civilization Fell 10:29 Gunpowder & Europe 22:12 Ottoman Empire's Struggles and Modernization 31:12 Decline of Islamic Knowledge Transfer 36:05 Untold History of Muslim Civilization 44:03 Was there an Islamic Golden Age? 46:11 Islam and Democracy 01:03:29 The Passion for Islamic Civilization 01:10:14 Power of Hope and Aspiration 01:16:57 Final Thoughts

Historian and author Raymond Ibrahim joins The Winston Marshall Show for a powerful, eye-opening conversation on the hidden history of Islam's conquest of the Christian world—and why so few dare to speak about it today.Raymond traces the rapid Islamic expansion following Muhammad's death, showing how, within just one century, Muslim armies had violently overrun three-quarters of the original Christian world—from Syria and Egypt to Spain and deep into Europe.He dismantles the myth of Andalusian "tolerance," reveals the brutal realities behind the so-called Islamic Golden Age, and explains how the Islamic conquests shattered the Mediterranean world, plunging Europe into the Dark Ages.Raymond explores the modern censorship around Christian persecution, the resurgence of historical jihadist rhetoric in groups like ISIS, and the urgent lessons today's leaders refuse to learn.All this—the real story of the Crusades, the lost Christian heartlands, the enduring legacy of conquest, and the history the mainstream media won't touch…Learn more about Raymond belowRaymond's Website: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To see more exclusive content and interviews consider subscribing to my substack here: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Substack: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/X: https://twitter.com/mrwinmarshallInsta: https://www.instagram.com/winstonmarshallLinktree: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 – Introduction01:37 – Who is Raymond Ibrahim?02:21 – Personal Background: Egyptian Heritage and Academic Journey05:00 – From Academia to Writing: A New Path06:08 – Key Works: Sword and Scimitar and Christian Persecution07:12 – The Impact of His Work and Public Controversy10:00 – The Battle of Yarmouk: Turning Point in Islamic Expansion12:10 – The Expansion of Islam: From Arabia to the Christian World17:07 – The Battle of Tours: Stopping the Islamic Advance20:00 – The Dark Ages: How Islam Shaped Europe's Future25:00 – Why Was the Muslim Conquest So Successful?28:50 – The Reconquista: A Slow and Steady Christian Resistance33:13 – Andalusia: Myths of Peaceful Coexistence40:00 – The Seljuk Turks and Pre-Crusade Persecutions44:10 – Pope Urban II and the Call for the First Crusade50:00 – The Crusades: Misunderstood or Justified?55:30 – The Battle of Manzikert and the Beginning of the Crusades1:00:00 – Charlemagne and the Rise of Christian Defensiveness1:05:00 – Early Relations Between Islam and the West1:10:30 – The Persecution of Christians in the Middle East1:15:00 – Crusades: Religious Wars or Defensive Actions?1:20:00 – The Myths of Islamic Golden Age Contributions1:25:00 – Crusades and Their Aftermath: The Long-Lasting Impact1:30:00 – The Religious and Ideological Roots of the Conflict1:35:00 – Western Misunderstanding of Islamic History1:40:00 – The Rise of Jihadism and Modern Conflicts1:45:00 – The Importance of Historical Context in Modern Conflicts1:50:00 – The Ongoing Persecution of Christians1:55:00 – Reflections on Western Values and Islamic Influence2:00:00 – Conclusion: Understanding the Past to Navigate the Future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last time Arab regime won a war against the West was Saladin ... in 1187. What's going on?It wasn't always that way. During the Islamic Golden Age, they thrived scientifically and militarily. Now, broad issues of culture keep them losing on the battlefield.You can find Ken on ... YOUTUBE:  https://m.youtube.com/@ElephantsInRoomsTWITTER:  https://x.com/Elephants_Rooms SUBSTACK: https://kenlacorte.substack.com/ RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/KenLaCorte

*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.This episode follows up on a recent analysis of the idea that western civilization, or all civilization, was only possible because of Christianity. Expanding on this theme we will explore not merely "civilization," but the idea of morality as enshrined in social and legal systems, far predating the Ten Commandments. The previous show summary is provided here: There is an idea circulating online that only white, christian, western civilization delivered morality, cleanliness, safety, and intelligence to the world, along with the most beautiful women, cars, houses, etc., all the latter things of which are obviously subjective. This all sounds good to people who are told every day that they are racists and bigots. But before one could even consider such a thing seriously, they would first need to define terms like “white,” “christian,” and “western.” Much of this sentiment is rooted in the United States, which finds itself ranked out of the top ten for life expectancy, infant mortality, and overall healthcare, with a poor 79% literacy rate of which 54% are barely educated to a 6th grand level, and with an average IQ of 98. The U.S. is also increasingly famous for its crime and filth. Many things contribute to such low markers, including education, chemicals, and cultural priorities. Such markers change over time, too, though its seems much of the unspecific western world, i.e., the U.S., lives in the shadow of past greatness. The point is: white-christian-western ideas are not faulty, but not the end-all of civilization. From Iran to Russia, South Korea, Japan and Singapore, among many others, there are substantially higher IQ scores, with Japan leading at 106.58 for an average. There is also better healthcare quality and cost, with Japan leading in life expectancy and infant mortality. Outside Singapore, which has only a 19% Christian population, or South Korea with a 31% Christian population, Japan has only a 1.5% Christian population yet is considered the overall safest, cleanest, kindest, healthiest, highest IQ country in the world. By all accounts and the definition of “civilization,” these previous countries are more civilized than the United States. The meaning here is that white christianity is not needed to produce such a society. In fact, historically, many things now considered western or American are anything but that…. Gunpowder, ketchup, and paper came from China, rubber came from Mesoamerica, the wheel from Mesopotamia, Zero was derived by the Indians, and after the collapse of the western Roman Empire it was the Islamic Golden Age that kept, translated, and expanded upon medicine, philosophy, engineering, astronomy, and math (the Arabs giving us Algebra), ultimately preserving it for the later European Renaissance. By all measures “civilization” is a combination of humanity in both times of peace and war, with none holding the title for best. If the western world is largely based on Greek philosophy which merged with Roman philosophy, itself the first major superpower, then Christianity cannot be the foundation of the former because it was only adopted in the 4th-century during the final years of the western Roman Empire.-FREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVEX / TWITTER FACEBOOKMAIN WEBSITECashApp: $rdgable EMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tst-radio--5328407/support.

*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.There is an idea circulating online that only white, christian, western civilization delivered morality, cleanliness, safety, and intelligence to the world, along with the most beautiful women, cars, houses, etc., all the latter things of which are obviously subjective. This all sounds good to people who are told every day that they are racists and bigots. But before one could even consider such a thing seriously, they would first need to define terms like “white,” “christian,” and “western.” Much of this sentiment is rooted in the United States, which finds itself ranked out of the top ten for life expectancy, infant mortality, and overall healthcare, with a poor 79% literacy rate of which 54% are barely educated to a 6th grand level, and with an average IQ of 98. The U.S. is also increasingly famous for its crime and filth. Many things contribute to such low markers, including education, chemicals, and cultural priorities. Such markers change over time, too, though its seems much of the unspecific western world, i.e., the U.S., lives in the shadow of past greatness. The point is: white-christian-western ideas are not faulty, but not the end-all of civilization. From Iran to Russia, South Korea, Japan and Singapore, among many others, there are substantially higher IQ scores, with Japan leading at 106.58 for an average. There is also better healthcare quality and cost, with Japan leading in life expectancy and infant mortality. Outside Singapore, which has only a 19% Christian population, or South Korea with a 31% Christian population, Japan has only a 1.5% Christian population yet is considered the overall safest, cleanest, kindest, healthiest, highest IQ country in the world. By all accounts and the definition of “civilization,” these previous countries are more civilized than the United States. The meaning here is that white christianity is not needed to produce such a society. In fact, historically, many things now considered western or American are anything but that…. Gunpowder, ketchup, and paper came from China, rubber came from Mesoamerica, the wheel from Mesopotamia, Zero was derived by the Indians, and after the collapse of the western Roman Empire it was the Islamic Golden Age that kept, translated, and expanded upon medicine, philosophy, engineering, astronomy, and math (the Arabs giving us Algebra), ultimately preserving it for the later European Renaissance. By all measures “civilization” is a combination of humanity in both times of peace and war, with none holding the title for best. If the western world is largely based on Greek philosophy which merged with Roman philosophy, itself the first major superpower, then Christianity cannot be the foundation of the former because it was only adopted in the 4th-century during the final years of the western Roman Empire.-FREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVEX / TWITTER FACEBOOKMAIN WEBSITECashApp: $rdgable EMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tst-radio--5328407/support.

fWotD Episode 2838: Siege of Baghdad Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Monday, 10 February 2025 is Siege of Baghdad.The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 at Baghdad, the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. After a series of provocations from its ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim, a large army under Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the city. Within a few weeks, Baghdad fell and was sacked by the Mongol army—al-Musta'sim was killed alongside hundreds of thousands of his subjects. The city's fall has traditionally been seen as marking the end of the Islamic Golden Age; in reality, its ramifications are uncertain.After the accession of his brother Möngke Khan to the Mongol throne in 1251, Hulegu, a grandson of Genghis Khan, was dispatched westwards to Persia to secure the region. His massive army of over 138,000 men took years to reach the region but then quickly attacked and overpowered the Nizari Ismaili Assassins in 1256. The Mongols had expected al-Musta'sim to provide reinforcements for their army—the Caliph's failure to do so, combined with his arrogance in negotiations, convinced Hulegu to overthrow him in late 1257. Invading Mesopotamia from all sides, the Mongol army soon approached Baghdad, routing a sortie on 17 January 1258 by flooding their camp. They then invested Baghdad, which was left with around 30,000 troops.The assault began at the end of January. Mongol siege engines breached Baghdad's fortifications within a couple of days, and Hulegu's highly-trained troops controlled the eastern wall by 4 February. The increasingly desperate al-Musta'sim frantically tried to negotiate, but Hulegu was intent on total victory, even killing soldiers who attempted to surrender. The Caliph eventually surrendered the city on 10 February, and the Mongols began looting three days later. The total number of people who died is unknown, as it was likely increased by subsequent epidemics; Hulegu later estimated the total at around 200,000. After calling an amnesty for the pillaging on 20 February, Hulegu executed the caliph. In contrast to the exaggerations of later Muslim historians, Baghdad prospered under Hulegu's Ilkhanate, although it did decline in comparison to the new capital, Tabriz.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Monday, 10 February 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Siege of Baghdad on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Justin.

There is so much of India's rich heritage and past that is yet to be discovered. But we have great historians like William Dalrymple who spend years researching on India's history to bring us the most interesting and captivating stories about the country. In today's episode, William Dalrymple discusses the stories and contents from his book "The Golden Road" which explores India's 1,500-year history as a hub of cultural and intellectual exchange. Resource List - William Dalrymple Website - https://williamdalrymple.com/ Empire Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58hSTReUQiK4axYUVx?si=388684fdbe8f49a5 The Rest is History Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy?si=09f97df360c1418e What are frescoes? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco More about the Silk Road - https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/silk-road/ Who was Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Richthofen#:~:text=Ferdinand%20Freiherr%20von%20Richthofen%20 The travels of Marco Polo - https://silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo Read about the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea - https://www.worldhistory.org/Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea/ What is the Muziris Papyrus? - https://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2010/06/introducing-muziris-papyrus.html Read about the Suvarnabhumi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvarnabhumi What is the Mes Aynak - https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/afghanistan/en/a-propos/ainak Who was Xuanzang? - https://asiasociety.org/xuanzang-monk-who-brought-buddhism-east https://artsandculture.google.com/story/travels-of-xuanzang-629-645-ce-xuanzang-memorial-nava-nalanda-mahavihara/9gVR3GyICUOmKg?hl=en China's only female empress, Wu Zetian - https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-first-and-only-woman-emperor-of-china/PQWR-NRltC6QFA?hl=en More about Angkor Wat - https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/668/ What was the Islamic Golden Age? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age Al-Khwarizmi's book on Algebra - https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666184/ What is the Fibonacci sequence? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_sequence

Magic and Medicines is BACK for it's second series, and in this episode Eleanor talks us through the ancient origins and subsequent history and major developments of the Zodiac.We start by chatting through how the Zodiac is divided, including what the 'Celestial Sphere' is, and how the Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians used Sidereal Time to inform their agrarian calendar systems.After that, we're off to the races, exploring how Ancient Greek's like Ptolemy and the wise astronomers of the Islamic Golden Age developed and refined the Zodiac and the associations with its signs. This, in contrast to other examples, such as the Chinese Zodiac, saw an increasing emphasis on the use of Horoscopes, Birth Charts and other forms of divination, and the shearing away of Astronomy from Astrology as time went on.Folding in writers like Dante, Chaucer and Shakespeare, and 19th century commercialization of things like Daily Horoscopes in newspapers, it's a slightly bonkers journey - as you might expect from Three Ravens.Yet, what do the stars say about Eleanor and Martin's compatibility? And why are particular star signs associated with specific deities or body parts? Well, have a listen and find out!Martin will be back on Saturday for our Local Legends interview with Dr Francis Young, and we then hope you will join us on Monday for our next county episode, in which we will be exploring the history and folklore of Worcestershire!The Three Ravens is an English Myth and Folklore podcast hosted by award-winning writers Martin Vaux and Eleanor Conlon.Released on Mondays, each weekly episode focuses on one of England's 39 historic counties, exploring the history, folklore and traditions of the area, from ghosts and mermaids to mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and much, much more. Then, and most importantly, the pair take turns to tell a new version of an ancient story from that county - all before discussing what that tale might mean, where it might have come from, and the truths it reveals about England's hidden past...Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays (Magic and Medicines about folk remedies and arcane spells, Three Ravens Bestiary about cryptids and mythical creatures, Dying Arts about endangered heritage crafts, and Something Wicked about folkloric true crime from across history) plus Local Legends episodes on Saturdays - interviews with acclaimed authors, folklorists, podcasters and historians with unique perspectives on that week's county.With a range of exclusive content on Patreon, too, including audio ghost tours, the Three Ravens Newsletter, and monthly Three Ravens Film Club episodes about folk horror films from across the decades, why not join us around the campfire and listen in?Learn more at www.threeravenspodcast.com, join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/threeravenspodcast, and find links to our social media channels here: https://linktr.ee/threeravenspodcast Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In terms of scientific output, Muslim majority countries are currently behind the curve. Many people blame Islam itself. One of the best counterarguments to this, is that Islam was in many ways responsible for the fact that in the Middle Ages, Iraq, Syria and other Muslim regions were way ahead of the pack in many ways.  Hope you enjoy the episode. Main (additional) sources for the episode: Al-Khalili, Jim. De bibliotheek van Bagdad : de bloei van de Arabische wetenschap en de wedergeboorte van de Westerse beschaving⁠ Lyons, Jonathan. Het huis der wijsheid : hoe Arabieren de westerse beschaving hebben beïnvloed.

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Welcome back as we rejoin guest James Rayment to further the discussion on Islam. In this episode, we learn the history of Islam after Muhammad's death and the origins of the Quran.We discuss the succession of Islamic leaders throughout time and compare interesting similarities of Islamic history with Mormonism. We discuss the rise and fall of the “Islamic Golden Age” and how Islam affected the world in philosophy, coffee, and more. We end with understanding the Muslim view of the Crusades and their wars with the world's greatest empires.You can find out more about James Rayment here:WEBSITEYOUTUBEWe cannot continue without your support! If you want to partner with us while getting exclusive cultish content like our Aftershow and Watercooler, not to mention INSTANT ACCESS TO THIS WHOLE SERIES WITHOUT THE WAIT please go to: Cultish All-AccessPlease consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel: CultishTV.com

You asked, I delivered! In a sequel to our discussion in episode 58, we're going to shine a spotlight on two more thinkers during the Islamic Golden Age. Along the way we'll also see connections with later thinkers and a cameo from episode 69... Sources for this episode: Guerber, H. A. (1929), The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their Stories Signification and Origin. London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. Kaack, L. H. and Katul, G. G. (2013), Fifty years to prove Malthus right. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(11): 4161-4162. Malik, A. H., Ziermann, J. M. and Diogo, R. (2018), An untold story in biology: the historical continuity of evolutionary ideas of Muslim scholars from the 8th century to Darwin's time. Journal of Biological Education 52(1): 3-17. Waterman, A. M. C. (1987), On the Malthusian Theory of Long Swings. The Canadian Journal of Economics 20(2): 257-270. Author unknown (1888), The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), al-Biruni (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).

Aquarius Age: The Islamic Golden Age Of Poverty

The Banū Mūsā were three brothers who lived in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age. Among their many achievements, they wrote books on math and science, and created a number of automata.  Research: 1001 Inventions. “Fountains.” https://www.1001inventions.com/fountains/ Abboud, Tony. “Al-Kindi : the father of Arab philosophy.” New York, NY : Rosen Pub. Group. 2006. Ali, Adam. “The Abbasid Civil War: The War of the Brothers.” Medievalists.net. 9/2022. https://www.medievalists.net/2022/09/abbasid-civil-war-brothers/ Al-Jazeera English. “Pioneers of Engineering Al Jazari and the Banu Musa.” 10/27/2015. https://www.aljazeera.com/program/science-in-a-golden-age/2015/10/27/pioneers-of-engineering-al-jazari-and-the-banu-musa/ "Banū Mūsā." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008, pp. 443-446. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2830900258/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=143ea436. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023. “Banu Musa.” Encyclopedia Iranica. Vol. III, Fasc. 7, pp. 716-717 https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/banu-musa-the-name-applied-to-three-brothers-abbasid-astronomers-whose-father-was-musa-b Bir, Atilla. “The Book ‘Kitab al-Hiyal': Banu Musa bin Shakir Interpreted in Sense off Modern System and Control Engineering.” Studies and Sources on the History of Science Series No: 4. Edited by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. 1990. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "al-Amīn". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Amin. Accessed 8 December 2023. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "al-Mutawakkil". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Nov. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Mutawakkil. Accessed 7 December 2023. Daemmrich, Arthur. “Ingenious Devices.” Smithsonian. 11/2/2020. https://invention.si.edu/ingenious-devices From: Thomas Hockey et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, Springer Reference. New York: Springer, 2007, pp. 92-24 Gearon, Amon. “The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age.” The Teaching Company. 2017. Hamarneh, Sami. “Al-Kindi, A Ninth Century Physician, Philosopher and Scholar.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1033530/pdf/medhist00153-0033.pdf "Harun al-Rashid Establishes the House of Wisdom." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 5: Middle East, Gale, 2014, pp. 144-147. Gale In Context: Global Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3728000720/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=4f7cfce7. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023. "Mathematics." World Eras, edited by Susan L. Douglass, vol. 2: Rise and Spread of Islam, 622-1500, Gale, 2002, pp. 415-418. Gale In Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3034700173/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=cfe1397b. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023. Sourdel, Dominique. "al-Maʾmūn". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Jul. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Mamun. Accessed 8 December 2023. Tasci, Ufuk Necat. Banu Musa: Meet the 9th-century orphaned Muslim brothers who reinvented mechanics.” The New Arab. 7/25/2023. https://www.newarab.com/features/banu-musa-9th-century-brothers-who-reinvented-mechanics "The Banu Musa Brothers Publish the Book of Ingenious Devices." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History, edited by Jennifer Stock, vol. 5: Middle East, Gale, 2014, pp. 152-154. Gale In Context: Global Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3728000723/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=f0bc972d. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we find ourselves in 9th-century Baghdad, the beating heart of the Islamic Abbasid Caliphate. This was a vast empire that stretched from North Africa through the Middle East, and all the way to Central Asia. At the height of the Islamic Golden Age, it hosted profound cultural and intellectual advancements that laid the foundations for our modern world.Dan is joined by Ali A. Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam. Ali is one of the hosts of Echoes of History, a podcast by Ubisoft and they've just released two brand new series, Baghdad Soundwalks and Figures of Baghdad. In this episode, Ali delves into the stories of the key figures who shaped the city's golden age and appear in Figures of Baghdad.Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code DANSNOW sign up now for your 14-day free trial We'd love to hear from you! You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here.

Part of what I try to do on this channel is to, in some small way, examine the history of literature. But for today's guest, Spanish writer and Philologist Irene Vallejo, it's the history of the book itself – from early beginnings as delicate cuneiform tablets, scrolls, and reeds on the banks of the Nile – that truly excites. Papyrus is a stunning introduction to (and explanation of!) philology, and is definitely an accessible read for any lover of books or history. In this episode, we dive into 6000 years of history – connecting ancient episodes with anachronistic references to the modern day – and zoom in on some of the most powerful stories contained within. Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading! Books mentioned in the episode: The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco (1980) a tale of monks, murder mystery, and religious misgivings The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon (1776) The Tale of Tales, Giambattista Basile (1634), which the brothers Grimm credit as the first national collection of fairy tales One Thousand and One Nights also known as the Arabian Night, a compendium of Middle Eastern folktales from the Islamic Golden Age. A book Irene would recommend to give beginners a better understanding of philology is Scholars and Scribes: A Guide to the Transmission of Greek and Latin Literature, by Nigel Wilson (1968) – an explanation of how texts have survived from Greek and Roman times, and why it was considered such an important endeavour. A book she'd recommend that I've never heard of is Pedro Páramo, by Juan Rulfo (1955), the story of a man who promises his dying mother he will find his father in a town called Comala, only to discover it's a place where ghosts and spectres walk amongst us. The best book she has read in the last 12 months is The Bitch, by Pilar Quintana (2020), which is an exploration of motherhood and love, following protagonist Damaris and her fisherman husband, set against the backdrop of the Colombian jungle. The book she would take to a desert island is an encyclopaedia – possibly Britannica. The book that changed her mind was The Odyssey by Homer, because when her father read it to her as a 4-year-old, that was the very moment she thinks she became a classicist. Find Irene: Buy Papyrus: ⁠ ⁠https://amzn.eu/d/aW3ABoR Instagram: ⁠@irenevallejomoreu

Chris and Taylor review the action-adventure game, Assassin's Creed Mirage, which developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux and published by Ubisoft. The game is the thirteenth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series and the successor to 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla. While its historical timeframe precedes that of Valhalla, its modern-day framing story succeeds Valhalla's own. Set in 9th-century Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age—in particular during the Anarchy at Samarra—the story follows Basim Ibn Ishaq (a character first introduced in Valhalla), a street thief who joins the Hidden Ones to fight for peace and liberty, against the Order of the Ancients, who desire peace through control. Follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepotentialpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepotentialpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/thepotentialpodSupport us on Patreon:patreon.com/thepotentialpodcastThanks to our sponsor: KEENKeen: get your first 10 minutes with any psychic advisor for only 1.99 with our link - that's $99 In savings: https://trykeen.com/potential ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The setting for so many of the Arabian Nights, like the stories of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, or Aladdin, Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age had a shimmering image, a dimension of mystery and wonder… Join Tom and Dominic in the final part of our series on the history of Baghdad, as they explore the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, and the city of Caliphs, Hadiths, thieves, and of course, pigeon racing!  *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter:  @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baghdad was a place of fabulous sophistication and teeming multitudes, where terrible things could happen, but great wonders could also be found… During the Islamic Golden Age, it was the most global city the world had ever seen, a truly diverse cosmopolis, with silks and porcelains from China, spices from India, slaves from the frozen shores of the distant “North”, and ships coming and going from Vietnam, Indonesia, and the southern-most reaches of Africa. Arabic was the universal language, with Islam providing a framework for trade. In the third part of our series on Baghdad, Tom and Dominic take a deep dive into the life of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid, and the golden age of Baghdad: exemplary viziers, succession battles, pigeon racing, canals, exotic cuisine, gentrification, polo pitches and much more! *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter:  @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Islamic Golden Age: How It Shaped Modern Science And Culture

The sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 was a devastating event in history that marked the end of the Islamic Golden Age and the destruction of one of the world's most splendid and culturally advanced cities. Here is a summary of the key points:Background: Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the most powerful and influential Islamic empires. At its height, the city was a center of learning, culture, and trade, known for its libraries, scholars, and wealth.Mongol Invasion: The invasion was led by Hulagu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan. He arrived in the region with a massive Mongol army, determined to conquer the Islamic heartland.Siege: In January 1258, the Mongols laid siege to Baghdad. The city was poorly prepared for the assault, and its defenses crumbled under the Mongol onslaught.Sack of the City: After a lengthy siege, the Mongols breached the walls of Baghdad in February 1258. The city fell, and what followed was a brutal and destructive rampage. Tens of thousands of residents were killed, and the city was plundered and set ablaze.Loss of Knowledge: One of the most tragic aspects of the sack was the loss of countless books and manuscripts from Baghdad's libraries and centers of learning. The Tigris River was said to have run black with ink from the countless books thrown into the river.End of the Abbasid Caliphate: The sack of Baghdad effectively ended the Abbasid Caliphate as a significant political and cultural force. Although nominal caliphs continued to exist, their power was greatly diminished.Impact on the Islamic World: The destruction of Baghdad had a profound and long-lasting impact on the Islamic world. It marked the beginning of a period of fragmentation and decline, with the center of Islamic power shifting to other regions.Legacy: The sack of Baghdad is often seen as a symbol of the destructive power of the Mongol Empire and its impact on world history. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the vulnerability of great civilizations to external forces.In summary, the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 was a tragic and pivotal event that led to the destruction of a once-magnificent city and had far-reaching consequences for the Islamic world and world history.(commercial at 8:13)to contact me:bobycapucci@protonmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

The sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 was a devastating event in history that marked the end of the Islamic Golden Age and the destruction of one of the world's most splendid and culturally advanced cities. Here is a summary of the key points:Background: Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the most powerful and influential Islamic empires. At its height, the city was a center of learning, culture, and trade, known for its libraries, scholars, and wealth.Mongol Invasion: The invasion was led by Hulagu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan. He arrived in the region with a massive Mongol army, determined to conquer the Islamic heartland.Siege: In January 1258, the Mongols laid siege to Baghdad. The city was poorly prepared for the assault, and its defenses crumbled under the Mongol onslaught.Sack of the City: After a lengthy siege, the Mongols breached the walls of Baghdad in February 1258. The city fell, and what followed was a brutal and destructive rampage. Tens of thousands of residents were killed, and the city was plundered and set ablaze.Loss of Knowledge: One of the most tragic aspects of the sack was the loss of countless books and manuscripts from Baghdad's libraries and centers of learning. The Tigris River was said to have run black with ink from the countless books thrown into the river.End of the Abbasid Caliphate: The sack of Baghdad effectively ended the Abbasid Caliphate as a significant political and cultural force. Although nominal caliphs continued to exist, their power was greatly diminished.Impact on the Islamic World: The destruction of Baghdad had a profound and long-lasting impact on the Islamic world. It marked the beginning of a period of fragmentation and decline, with the center of Islamic power shifting to other regions.Legacy: The sack of Baghdad is often seen as a symbol of the destructive power of the Mongol Empire and its impact on world history. It also serves as a cautionary tale about the vulnerability of great civilizations to external forces.In summary, the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 was a tragic and pivotal event that led to the destruction of a once-magnificent city and had far-reaching consequences for the Islamic world and world history.to contact me:bobycapucci@protonmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

Sal Gutierrez IV, from Chapman University, presents his student project for the class "Studying Religion". His project looks at the importance of the Islamic Golden Age and its lasting impact on the world today. 

We return to address some of the nerdier and more bizarre aspects of 2016's Assassin's Creed and the game series that it is based on! We explore the idea of epigenetic memory more closely (or as closely as two artsy dudes who know science-minded people possibly can), consider possibilities for other time periods this series could visit, explore the genuinely weird truth of what's going on with the Macguffins in the AC universe, and finally get around to Joe's fix for this movie. We talk about which of our ancestors we would want to see the experiences of, Jack's head nearly explodes, and we manage to also turn this episode into a love letter to the John Wick films. Join us as we try to make this expensive pseudo-art film a little better. CW: Violence, discussion of fictional conspiracy nonsense that some might consider blasphemous, mention of Henry Kissinger Podcast Plugged in this Episode: I Hate It Let's Watch It (@ih8itletswatch on Twitter) Stuff Mentioned in this Episode: Jack the Ripper, Robert Evans, Behind the Bastards, the Mafia, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Al Capone, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Justin Kurzel, Sesame Street, Ron DeSantis, the Holocaust, Netflix, Resident Evil, the Third Crusade, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, the Golden Age of Piracy, the French Revolution, the Victorian Era, World War I, Ptolemaic Egypt, the Peloponnesian War, Asgard, the Islamic Golden Age, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, MK Ultra, Sandinistas, Bay of Pigs, Ben Affleck, Argo, Ajax, HBO's Watchmen, the United States Civil War, World War II, the Dulles Brothers, the Troubles, the Boxer Rebellion, Feudal Japan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Isu, Celestials, Prometheus Myth, Adam and Eve, Mayan Apocalypse, LOST, Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Jones, Howard the Duck, Alicia Vikander, Jason Bourne, Jordana Brewster, The Fast & The Furious, Adam Arkapaw, Chad Stahelski, John Wick, Derek Kolstad, Haley Berry, Hitman: Agent 47, Timothy Oliphant, Zachary Quinto, Captain America: Civil War, The Brothers Grimsby --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

Despite not being part of the original text, Aladdin is associated with One Thousand and One Nights, a compilation of Middle-Eastern folktales originally written in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age (8th to 13th century). In English, the book is known as Arabian Nights. Aladdin was later added to the compilation by French translator Antoine Galland. He based his story on what he learned from Hanna Diyab, a Syrian storyteller who met him in Paris in 1709.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

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Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on MavenStoics have a contemplative practice called The View From Above – it involves looking down on our life from a larger vantage point. An excellent way to do that is to zoom out and look at history, the rise and fall of civilizations. When we do that, the trivial falls away and what is important remains.This conversation with Dr Michael Bonner takes that larger perspective. Michael is a classist, civil servant, an expert on the Islamic Golden Age, and the author of In Defense of Civilization, an expert on the Islamic Golden Age.He and Caleb discuss the nature of civilization, ideas of renewal, beauty, and order, what it means to be civilized, and what it means to be human.In Defense of Civilization(01:54) Introduction(05:18) What is Civilization?(11:38) The Beginning of Civilization(17:39) Ancient Greece(22:06) The Role of Philosophy in Civilization(34:05) The Challenge to Civilization(46:37) What Should We Do?***Stoa Conversations is Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay's podcast on Stoic theory and practice.Caleb and Michael work together on the Stoa app. Stoa is designed to help you build resilience and focus on what matters. It combines the practical philosophy of Stoicism with modern techniques and meditation.Download the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/podListen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribeCaleb Ontiveros has a background in academic philosophy (MA) and startups. His favorite Stoic is Marcus Aurelius. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/calebmontiverosMichael Tremblay also has a background in academic philosophy (PhD) where he focused on Epictetus. He is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His favorite Stoic is Epictetus. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/_MikeTremblayThank you to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/

The case for 15-minute cities https://www.fastcompany.com/90862656/why-15-minute-cities-are-good Fish That Walk | National Geographic https://youtu.be/FLh4ODMBGJE This Fish “Walks” Like Our Prehistoric Ancestors | National Geographic https://youtu.be/bP-IEhXGjY0 How fish evolved to walk https://phys.org/news/2023-03-fish-evolved.html The Invention Of RussiaThe sacred song of war https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4xrg The Bloodiest Crusade https://pca.st/p2lgez0a Albigensian Crusade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade The futuristic inventions of the Islamic Golden Age https://bigthink.com/the-past/islamic-golden-age-inventions/ ... Read more

King Shahriyar and his brother King Shahzaman of India and China suspect their suffering to be unique in this world. Their wives have slept with other men, and this drives them to grief, to madness—Shahzaman skewers his wife and her lover. Shahriyar begins to take a new bride each night, only to have her killed the next morning. Parents grieve; the kingdom darkens. Eventually, Shahrazad, the vizier's daughter, comes up with a plan. She offers herself as a bride, but holds Shahriyar's attention, night after night, with stories that end on a cliffhanger. With every dawn, the king decides to let her live, burning to know what comes next. This goes on for one thousand and one nights, hence the name of the famous middle eastern folk tale collection. Here comes the good news: This 8-14 century compilation created in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age was recently re-translated in a new Norton edition by the British Syrian poet Yasmine Seale in 2021. Joining us today is its editor Dr. Paulo Lemos Horta, associate professor of literature at New York University Abu Dhabi. Professor Horta is also the author of Marvelous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights. Recommended Reading:The Annotated Arabian Nights: Tales from 1001 NightsJorge Luis Borges, “The Translators of The Thousand and One Nights”—“One Thousand and One Nights”This podcast is sponsored by Riverside, the most efficient platform for video recording and editing for podcasters.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Humans love stories. And no collection of stories is more beloved worldwide than the Middle Eastern folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights. The original collection only contained about 40 stories. It was compiled into a manuscript sometime between the 8th century and the 14th century during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories were made popular in the West by the French translator Antoine Galland who got a hold of this original manuscript in the 1690s. Galland began translating and publishing these stories in French. They were an instant hit. But some of the most popular stories, such as Aladdin and Ali Baba didn't appear in that original manuscript. Paulo Lemos Horta is an associate professor of literature at New York University Abu Dhabi. He is the author of Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Humans love stories. And no collection of stories is more beloved worldwide than the Middle Eastern folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights. The original collection only contained about 40 stories. It was compiled into a manuscript sometime between the 8th century and the 14th century during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories were made popular in the West by the French translator Antoine Galland who got a hold of this original manuscript in the 1690s. Galland began translating and publishing these stories in French. They were an instant hit. But some of the most popular stories, such as Aladdin and Ali Baba didn't appear in that original manuscript. Paulo Lemos Horta is an associate professor of literature at New York University Abu Dhabi. He is the author of Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Humans love stories. And no collection of stories is more beloved worldwide than the Middle Eastern folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights. The original collection only contained about 40 stories. It was compiled into a manuscript sometime between the 8th century and the 14th century during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories were made popular in the West by the French translator Antoine Galland who got a hold of this original manuscript in the 1690s. Galland began translating and publishing these stories in French. They were an instant hit. But some of the most popular stories, such as Aladdin and Ali Baba didn't appear in that original manuscript. Paulo Lemos Horta is an associate professor of literature at New York University Abu Dhabi. He is the author of Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Humans love stories. And no collection of stories is more beloved worldwide than the Middle Eastern folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights. The original collection only contained about 40 stories. It was compiled into a manuscript sometime between the 8th century and the 14th century during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories were made popular in the West by the French translator Antoine Galland who got a hold of this original manuscript in the 1690s. Galland began translating and publishing these stories in French. They were an instant hit. But some of the most popular stories, such as Aladdin and Ali Baba didn't appear in that original manuscript. Paulo Lemos Horta is an associate professor of literature at New York University Abu Dhabi. He is the author of Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once upon a time, the Persian king of all kings, Shahryār, beheaded his wife after discovering she was unfaithful. Overcome with rage, the monarch resolved to exact revenge on womankind by taking a new wife each night and beheading her the next morning. After most of the eligible women in the kingdom had either fled or been killed, Scheherazade, the daughter of the king's advisor, devised a scheme to save herself and future victims. Scheherazade insisted on marrying the monarch, and on their first night together she told him a story, without revealing the ending. The king permitted her to live another day to finish her tale, and so she continued with her cliffhangers for 1,001 nights. Eventually, Scheherazade's stories caused the king to have a change of heart, realise the injustices he had wrought and cease his vengeful rampage. Scheherazade, the narrator of the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, earned her place as one of the shrewdest heroines in world literature. While this story was set in the Islamic Golden Age, Scheherazade could be considered a highly effective coach or psychotherapist today. Through storytelling techniques, she awakened the king's curiosity, challenged his behaviour and managed to change his outlook on life. Scheherazade's form of psychological intervention can be applied to different situations.   Manfred Kets de Vries is the Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development & Organisational Change at INSEAD and the Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus. He is the Programme Director of The Challenge of Leadership, one of INSEAD's top Executive Education programmes. The article is available here: https://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-organisations/how-change-someones-mind

After a mystery bag reveal and some funny stories, we get to the content (about minute 14.) We discuss knowledge in the Middle Ages and introduce the Islamic Golden Age. Then....the Vikings arrive!

Untold History - Al-Andalus, Islamic Golden Age: Dr Abdullah Hakim Quick Part 5

‘Due to our low tax policy . . . revenue has increased.'John James Cowperthwaite, Hong Kong Financial Secretary, 1961-71Fourteenth-century Tunisian, Ibn Khaldun, is probably the greatest philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age. In his magnum opus, The Muqaddimah, he wrote: ‘In the early stages of an empire, taxes are light in their incidence, but fetch in large revenue. As time passes and kings succeed each other, they lose their tribal habits in favour of more civilised ones. Their needs and exigencies grow . . . owing to the luxury in which they have been brought up. Hence they impose fresh taxes on their subjects . . . and sharply raise the rate of old taxes to increase their yield . . . But the effects on business of this rise in taxation make themselves felt. For businessmen are soon discouraged by the comparison of their profits with the burden of their taxes . . . Consequently, production falls off, and with it the yield of taxation.' Never mind his own Islam, he might have been describing Rome or Greece before, or Britain or the US after. Low taxation and small government accompany the ascent of great civilisations, high taxation and big government their demise.It may be counter-intuitive, but it is an observation that goes back centuries. Low tax rates often bring in greater revenue, while higher tax rates bring in less.Khaldun was not the first to make this observation. It was the guiding philosophy of the fourth caliph, Ali. Take great care, he instructed his governors, ‘to ensure the prosperity of those who pay taxes. The proper upkeep of the land in cultivation is of greater importance than the collection of revenue for revenue cannot be derived unless the land is productive.' If conditions are bad, then suspend taxes, he advised. “Do not mind the loss of revenue on that account, for that will return to you one day manifold in the hour of greater prosperity of the land and enable you to improve the condition of your towns and to raise the prestige of your state.”Hong Kong's John James Cowperthwaite acted by the same philosophy and would always push for the low- or no-tax option. Eventually, ‘funds left in the hands of the public will come into the Exchequer', he said, but ‘with interest'.In 1924, US Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon wrote, ‘It seems difficult for some to understand that high rates of taxation do not necessarily mean large revenue to the government, and that more revenue may often be obtained by lower rates.'But perhaps the most famous proponent of this argument was the American economist Arthur Laffer.In 1974, Laffer was having dinner in Washington DC with two of (recently impeached) President Richard Nixon's former advisers, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, as well as a writer for the Wall Street Journal by the name of Jude Wanniski. Laffer was arguing that the incumbent president Gerald Ford's recent tax increases were flawed and would not lead to increased government revenue. To illustrate his argument, so the story goes, he drew a curve on a napkin showing the relationship between tax rates and revenue. At very low rates of tax, government revenue is low; but it is also low at high rates (because the economy is weaker, profits are down, earnings are down, evasion is higher and so on), so the curve is bell-shaped. The top of the bell is the point of maximum revenue – that is, the sweet spot at which to place tax rates if your goal is to maximise government revenue. Laffer's argument caught the imagination of those present; Wanniski would later dub it ‘the Laffer Curve', even though Laffer later stressed, ‘The Laffer Curve, by the way, was not invented by me,' and mentioned many others, from Keynes to Khaldun, who had observed the same phenomenon (perhaps we should call it the Fourth Caliph Curve). As President J. F. Kennedy once said, ‘It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low, and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the tax rates.' It is a lesson that mankind continually seems to forget, and one that continually needs re-teaching. Hence today's post.(That was an adapted extract from Daylight Robbery, How Tax Shaped our Past and Will Change our Future). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Welcome to Part Two of our Interview!So much more to explore, with kitchen innovations, stews, pickles, and the most incredible cookbooks preserved for our eyes from Medieval Arab World.The Islamic Golden Age... What does it come to one's mind when hears the above words?Do you think of the 'Arabian Nights' ? Or as it is properly called as 'One Thousand and One Nights'? Is your imagination also filled with other Middle Eastern Folk tales of Aladdin and Ali Baba and Sinbad the Sailor? Or, maybe, the flourishing of scientific, cultural, economic activities in the near middle east and the centre of the worlds knowledge in the largest city then in the world, Baghdad? Well so you should; these are superbly important aspects of the medieval Arab world, but for me equally important was the flourishing of an extremely delicious, complex culinary tradition, a cuisine with one foot in the Arab peninsula and the other in ancient Persia! Mouth watering rich stews and elaborate banquets, feasts for kings and caliphs that lasted weeks on end... In other words, food! Food glorious food, food that we've never heard of, food and recipes that influenced the European medieval cuisine and to this day we find echoes of them in recipes across the known world,-without exaggeration- from India to South America!For this reason I have invited on today's episode Professor Daniel Newman; an academic from Durham University specialising in Arabic literature, to talk to us about the medieval Arab cuisine. He is also known for his blog "Eat like a Sultan" where he brings the medieval recipes to our modern world with some mouth watering creations, professor Newman shares with us his unique insight of a rich and wonderful world! This was such a fun interview and I thoroughly enjoyed our chat. He is such a passionate and knowledgeable man who loves sharing his wisdom with us! If I had such lecturers when I was at University doubtless my time there would have been much, much more worthwhile! Today's music Nihavend peşrev is kindly performed by Pavlos Kapralos and it's by Petros Peloponnesios a great cantor, composer and teacher of Byzantine and Ottoman music (born c. 1735 Tripolis– died in 1778 Constantinople) the music is influenced obviously by Persian motifs and the song is played with a santur which is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian or Mesopotamian origins. Prof Daniel Newman's blog, Eat Like A Sultan: http://eatlikeasultan.com/  Thank you and enjoy!Thom & The Delicious LegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Islamic Golden Age... What does it come to one's mind when hears the above words?Do you think of the 'Arabian Nights' ? Or as it is properly called as 'One Thousand and One Nights'? Is your imagination also filled with other Middle Eastern Folk tales of Aladdin and Ali Baba and Sinbad the Sailor? Or, maybe, the flourishing of scientific, cultural, economic activities in the near middle east and the centre of the worlds knowledge in the largest city then in the world, Baghdad? Well so you should; these are superbly important aspects of the medieval Arab world, but for me equally important was the flourishing of an extremely delicious, complex culinary tradition, a cuisine with one foot in the Arab peninsula and the other in ancient Persia! Mouth watering rich stews and elaborate banquets, feasts for kings and caliphs that lasted weeks on end... In other words, food! Food glorious food, food that we've never heard of, food and recipes that influenced the European medieval cuisine and to this day we find echoes of them in recipes across the known world,-without exaggeration- from India to South America!For this reason I have invited on today's episode Professor Daniel Newman; an academic from Durham University specialising in Arabic literature, to talk to us about the medieval Arab cuisine. He is also known for his blog "Eat like a Sultan" where he brings the medieval recipes to our modern world with some mouth watering creations, professor Newman shares with us his unique insight of a rich and wonderful world! This was such a fun interview and I thoroughly enjoyed our chat. He is such a passionate and knowledgeable man who loves sharing his wisdom with us! If I had such lecturers when I was at University doubtless my time there would have been much, much more worthwhile! Today's music Nihavend peşrev is kindly performed by Pavlos Kapralos and it's by Petros Peloponnesios a great cantor, composer and teacher of Byzantine and Ottoman music (born c. 1735 Tripolis– died in 1778 Constantinople) the music is influenced obviously by Persian motifs and the song is played with a santur which is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian or Mesopotamian origins. Prof Daniel Newman's blog, Eat Like A Sultan: http://eatlikeasultan.com/  Thank you and enjoy!Thom & The Delicious Legacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avicenna or Ibn Sina was an Islamic Golden Age philosopher, writer, and scientist. In one of the last episodes of the podcast, Kim and Kenna discuss Avicenna's impact on medicine, as well as his political enemies and his weird medical experiments.

Subscribe to the channel : @muhammadanway Android App - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nurmuhammad.muhammadanway IPhone App - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/muhammadan-way/id1244297852?mt=8 Facebook - www.facebook.com/shaykhnurjanmirahmadi Donate - muslimcharity.com Website - nurmuhammad.com TV Show - www.huberasul.net The Noble Naqshbandi Order proudly presents the ancient Islamic teaching and realities of the Prophetic Kingdom. Known as the Muhammadan Reality Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Al Qabbani Representing the Sultan al Awliya of The Naqshbandiyya Order Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al Haqqani Shaykh Sayed Nurjan MirAhmadi student of the way The Seekers of The Heart, The Lovers of the Prophetic Reality As ancient as time itself, seek to be a servant of the light and lovers. Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Chistiyya, Shadiliya, Rifai, Inyat Khan, Alawi and many more All are the Muhammadan Representatives to Creation nurmuhammad.com is pleased to present the Muhammadan TV. Network Donations muslimcharity.com to support These works nurmuhammad.com/ Shaykh sayed nurjan mirahmadi

In this episode we discuss the Islamic Golden Age, specifically the factors that led to the scientific advances in the Islamic world, the contribution of Islamic teachings to the way Islamic scientists developed their ideas, as well as the specific contributions of the Islamic world to science and medicine. How did medical education look like? What kind of treatments did Islamic physicians employ in the hospitals? In what field of medicine did Muslim doctors excel in?The cover art for this episode is a painting of al-Razi, coming from Science Museum Group, in the United Kingdom. LeechFest Early Access Feed See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Before we take our dive into "The Management of Savagery", it is important to understand the world in which this text was written. Far from the stereotypical undereducated view, the author of this authoritative Jihadist text is highly eloquent and shows an educated and dangerous mind. Although the dogma is questionable to this show, the ideas he discusses regarding asymmetrical warfare are preeminent in his field. In this episode, we have a brief history of the Arab peoples and the Islamic Golden Age to put our story in context. After that, we look into the nature of insurgency and a history of terrorism. Join us as we begin a fascinating study into a work that defines combat in our modern age. Support our Patreon! www.patreon.com/theartofwargaming Email: artofwargamingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: @theartofwargamingpodcast Instagram: @artofwargamingpodcast Check out more of The Art of Wargaming at www.taowargaming.com Check out more earVVyrm podcasts at www.earvvyrm.com

In the previous episode we described the decline of the Abbasid caliphate and the rise of new Islamic powers and factions like the Fatimids and Assassins. Then we alluded to a looming threat from Europe, the crusades. In this episode we will talk about the early crusades, the muslim response in particular the great leader Saladin and his rivalry with Richard Lionheart of England. Finally, we'll introduce a new existential threat from the east that swept all before them and many believe brought about the end of the Islamic Golden Age.   Follow the host https://twitter.com/KhalidWinter   Directed by Emily Ling Williams

In this episode Khalid will tell you about the Anarchy at Samarra and the decline of the Abbasid Empire, as well as how new groups rose to fill the power vacuum. We'll also learn about an order started in response to one of these new powers, an order that would go on to become the stuff of legend and feared all over the world, the Assassins.    Follow the host https://twitter.com/KhalidWinter Directed by Emily Ling Williams

In the last episode we talked about the founding of Baghdad and the Caliph Harun al-Rashid building the house of wisdom which brought in the academic pinnacle of the Islamic Golden Age. This episode is a story of three brothers, it is a story about how the power afforded to an unelected monarch can help progress but can also result in disaster. The academic tradition put in place by Harun al-Rashid would continue with his son Al-Amin and in particular with his son al-Mamun. His third son however al-Mutasim would oversee a shift in the caliphate towards an empire based primarily on a military comprised mainly of foreign soldiers, this shift would signal the beginning of the end of Abbasid power and the Islamic Golden Age. Al-Mutasim went as far as to build a whole new capital city and later on in the episode we will take a look at the archaeology of that capital. First though, before we get to al-Mutasim and how he changed the face of the caliphate we are going to talk about his two older brothers. After their father Harun al-Rashid died in 809 it plunged the empire into chaos with al-Amin in Baghdad and al-Mamun in Persia, fighting for control and the right to continue their father's legacy. So, let's begin with the Abbasid civil war.

Welcome back. In the episode Khalid will continue our exploration of the Islamic Golden Age by telling you how the Abbasids brutally consolidated their power following the revolution. Then he'll tell you about their restructuring of the Empire and how they built one of the greatest libraries and places of learning in history. Thanks for listening, this is the Islamic Golden Age.    Directed by Emily Ling Williams Follow the host https://twitter.com/KhalidWinter 

Hi and welcome to the first episode in this series of Excavate. In this episode Khalid will be introducing you to the beginning of the Islamic Golden Age. We will start before Islam came into being and explore how a group of people from one of the most arid and resource poor regions on earth became arguably the most powerful and advanced empire on the planet. Thank you for listening to Excavate. This is The Islamic Golden Age.    Follow the host https://twitter.com/KhalidWinter https://www.instagram.com/khalidwinter/   Directed by Emily Ling Williams