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I also just got this book, dealing with Medieval times in the Middle East.

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJwdyssNgCAQBcB4NRbxOvCXWIRdIK6wARdl4WD3Gq-Tabve9eO0XcMS5nto1jUmLfCsJeUHxRNI9ppZHCI5Yx-kA2fVyCfUMkn5qn6RJVBWGNlh8o8vjGMgyw&q=lost+history+the+enduring+legacy+of+muslim+scientists+thinkers+and+artists&rlz=1CAKOCV_
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https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Enduring-Scientists-Thinkers/dp/1426202806

Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and
Artists – June 17, 2008
by Michael Morgan

"In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, it is important to remember
that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Lost
History fills a significant void and is essential reading for anyone
seeking to understand the major the early Muslims played in influencing
modern society. Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science
and culture laid the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden
Ages of Islam, beginning in A.D. 570 with the birth of Muhammad, and
resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam, towering figures who
revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time
and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he
reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the
Magnificent and beyond championed religious tolerance, encouraged
intellectual inquiry, and sponsored artistic, architectural, and
literary works that still dazzle us with their brilliance. Lost History
finally affords pioneering leaders with the proper credit and respect
they so richly deserve."

Customer reviews
4.7 out of 5 stars
Look slike you can buy it and get it delivered for $7.99

One Amazon reviewer wrote,
"After presenting a brief history of the first centuries of Islam, the richness, depth, breadth and variety of Islamic thought is presented, convincingly arguing that Muslim philosophers and scientists are
inheiritors of the Greco-Roman world as much (if not more than) Europe,
and that these thinkers pushed intellectual boundaries to the benefit of everyone. These details make the book, as the connections between 9th
and 10th century Islam and the present are profound.
However, Morgan has a tendency to dramatize ---- "

Or read about it at Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1258331.Lost_History

Their readers rate it at 4.10

One reader
Afnan Amer
December 4, 2010
"One of the best books I ever read, and I got it by coincidence! Whats
so great about this book is that it speaks fairly from multiple points
of view, it’s not defensive or biased. And the fact that I don’t agree
with every single point in it is indicative enough! It illuminates some historical occurrences that’s almost forgotten or neglected or even deliberately ignored . It has a way of linking the past and present that
makes me wish I had a time machine to visit those times!"

But, since that was written before the great failures of the
Arab Spring Revolts, YMMV.

About the author
Michael Hamilton Morgan
5 books49 followers
Award-winning former diplomat Michael Hamilton Morgan is both a novelist
and nonfiction author.

or here is another
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/7597696

"Early Muslim culture set the foundation for the Rennaissance
of Europe and for nearly every aspect of the modern world.
In this age of conflict, "Lost History" provides a vital look
at the Muslim world and its deep connection to all cultures."

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