Western educational system completely wipes out work of Muslim scholars from the textbooks

Originally posted by Mohammad
But the point of this post isnt to turn it into a back and forth argument.My aim was to shed light on something that may have escaped alot of people.

A good enough idea. I don't mean to turn it into 'the west is the best' or something stupid like that. I do, however, recall being taught that islamic civilization preserved and expanded upon greco-roman thinking, and that the re-introduction of these texts and knowledge spured the renaissance, then enlightenment, and ultimately the modern world.

Agreed, it doesn't get too specific, and could probably benefit by doing so. I don't think its a deliberate attempt tho, especially considering that the people who write textbooks tend to be academics. There is a definite possibility of overstating the case tho, and it also can't be neglected that the islamic world seemed to enter a dark ages period almost in lock-step as europe was comming out of it.