Reagan and economist Arthur Laffer used Ibn Khaldun’s ideas to build modern conservative tax policy, although the Islamic roots of supply-side economics and the influence of the Islamic Golden Age remains largely forgotten
Arab Muslim polymath Ibn Khaldun’s supply-side economic theory that tax cuts stimulate the economy and generate greater revenues influenced Ronald Reagan’s economic policies, and the Laffer Curve, which shaped modern conservative tax policy
Persian poet Saadi, who influenced thinkers such as French Enlightenment writer-philosopher Voltaire, was among the stalwarts who studied in Baghdad at iconic educational institutes such as Nizamiya College and Mustansiriya University, known for their structured teachings and diverse student body, during the Islamic Golden Age
Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela documented the flourishing Jewish life under the Abbasid Empire during Islam’s Golden Age, highlighting the stark contrast between the prosperity of Jews in Baghdad compared to their persecution in Europe, centuries before the rise of the Zionist movement disrupted historical Jewish-Muslim coexistence
Islamic Golden Age polymath Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina (980-1037), better known as ibn Sina and Avicenna, influenced healthcare for centuries by laying foundational principles for modern medicine, emphasizing disease prevention and understanding transmission vectors
Muslims faced leadership challenges after the Prophet Muhammad’s passing, leading to Abu Bakr’s selection as the first caliph despite support for Ali and sparked the Sunni-Shia divide
The Chinese-Arab interactions date back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220) and Chinese inventions the compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing had a profound impact on the Arab world while Arab advancements in astronomy and calendar systems significantly influenced Chinese society
The Prophet uprooted an oppressive social structure and ended a cycle of reprisals and warfare in Arabia before Khulafa Rashidun, his successors, helmed the rapid advancement of Muslims and laid the foundation of Islam’s Golden Age
A history of mutual Shia-Sunni influence and interaction challenges simplistic narratives of the rivalry between two main sects of Islam that ignore recent geopolitical and racial roots of sectarianism and Ali ibn Abi Talib’s unifying role
Mutanabbi Street is named after poet Abu al-Tayyib al Mutanabbi, one of the leading lights of the Islamic Golden Age when a spirit of openness fostered the pursuit of knowledge and big science
