Funny how most often we never hear in history the contributions Muslims brought to our way of thinking and the development of our world up to this point…. even yes… in the west.

“How so very absurd ” One might think.

“Moslems are nothing but terrorist radicals with a bone to pick with us civilized westerners.”

That statement in it self is rather absurd. Considering the amount of Muslims that are IN the West. Not just Easterners moving to the west either, but real American or European born, down home (in some cases) country old Westerners.

But that is besides the point I am trying to make, it’s all about development.

How, my dear friend, did these western worlds come to be ever so civilized is the question. Is it possible… Just one day out of the blue, the Europeans stopped throwing their waste and urine out the window and stopped burning and running away from science and philosophy… “the work of the devil” NO I think not

Algebra, Geometry, Philosophy, Astronomy all of these sciences and more were advanced and brought, in some cases, out of the locked books and libraries of the ancient Greek thinkers.

When the Church was fearing knowledge and science, calling people witches and burning them on the stakes, Muslims were expanding and learning from other cultures. Sharing knowledge and making advancements. Without them, today would be a very different day indeed.

But…. you don’t have to take my word for it… (da don da)

check out this documentary on Google from the BBC called When The Moors Ruled Europe A look at the Islamic past of Spain and the influence it has on the present.

The Moors are the Muslim Spaniard’s, they ruled Spain for over 800years or so!!

Watch and be amazed.

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