About this episode
The episode discusses the historical significance of the Muslim Golden Age and contrasts it with the current state of the Muslim world.
The surprising thing about history's "golden ages" is that they (so far) don't stay golden. Today the Muslim world isn't known for its prosperity. It's more known for poverty and oppression. But it was once "the leading civilization on the planet when it came to science, technology and freedom,” says historian Johan Norberg. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np0sm00h2dI
People in this episode
Host: John Stossel
Topics covered
- Muslim Golden Age
- history
- science
- technology
- civilization
- prosperity
- freedom
Keywords
- Muslim Golden Age
- history
- prosperity
- science
- technology
- freedom
- Johan Norberg
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