Is it Islamic science or science that is Islamic?

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Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013
12:00 AM MYT

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CURRENTLY an impressive exhibition called “Sultans of Science” is being held at the Petrosains in Kuala Lumpur.

It showcases the achievements of science and technology in Islamic civilisation during the 8th to 15th centuries, manifested in the centres of knowledge of the Middle Ages in Cordoba, Baghdad and Samarkand among others.

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