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Medieval African and Islamic Contributions to Science

Science Programs for Adults: Medieval African and Islamic Contributions to Science - April 20, 2023
April 20, Noon - 1pm
The unrecognized contributions of the Islamic empires to science and its preservation, and the civilizations of the African continent.
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Archives in Medieval Islam
Make sure to visit through the State Library website
How modern mathematics emerged from a lost Islamic library
The modernization of mathematics through Islamic preservation of texts and research
Science in the medieval Islamic world
The Wikipedia overview to scientific research under the Caliphates during the European Middle Ages
Placing Africa in the Global Middle Ages
A padlet of timelines created during a class on African history
PRELUDE TO THE ATLANTIC TRADE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON SOUTHERN GHANA'S PRE-ATLANTIC HISTORY (800–1500)
An article on the roots of the slave trade and the damage it caused to African civilizations
Africa's Great Civilizations
An excellent look at the civilizations of Africa, especially of the European Middle Ages
General History of Africa
UNESCO's series on the history of the African continent
15 Famous Muslim (Arab & Persian) Scientists and their Inventions
A great overview of some of the famous scientists of Arabia and Persia
Timbuktu, Islam and Knowledge
The unioversities of Timbuktu and the preservation of African, Muslim and Roman knowledge
The Timbuktu Manuscripts
The Google funded and hosted digitization of the manuscripts preserved in the libraries in Timbuktu
Timbuktu Journey To The Empire Of Knowledge
A history of the libraries of Timbuktu
Science in Islamic Africa – medieval African science
A quick overview with links
Malian Medical Manuscripts
A subset of specifically the medical texts preserved in Timbuktu and other places in the Malian empire
The Black Death may have transformed medieval societies in sub-Saharan Africa
The Black Death's effects on African civilizations
Swahili Ajami: An introduction
An article on the fusion of Arabic and African languages spoken throughout Africa both in modern and precolonial times
List of scientists in medieval Islamic world
The Wikipedia overview with links
Islamic Culture
An article on Islamic culture with a focus on mathematics
African scientists in colonial and postcolonial contexts, 1800-2000
A conference recording on the work of African scientists
Showcasing Africa’s contributions to science
The nature article on science on the African continent
I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter
An article on the number of female scientists on the African continent, and how to find them
This African Country Has a History of Great Scientific Discoveries
Scientific discoveries in South Africa
History and Contributions of Ancient African Inventions
A good video on the topic
Mathematics In Ancient Africa
An article on mathematics from the African continent that was reprinted on Facebook
Avicenna
A Wikipedia article on Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, who was the father of the medical practice of the European Middle Ages
List of female Islamic scholars
Specifically the female scholars of the Islamic regions, organized by century. The standard list with links to articles
IWD: Muslim women who have transformed the field of science
An article on the woman, both ancient and modern, who have helped to change and advance science
Great Women Scholars of Islamic History
A page of short introductions
Science - IRANIAN AMERICAN WOMEN FOUNDATION
The Iranian American Women Foundation page on female scientists
PARDIS SABETI
An Iranian American computational geneticist with a foundation in mathematics, who worked on solving the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This is the webpage of her lab.

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Kalifah Ibn Al-Mahasin of Allepo stone bust

Image of bronze bust of Ibn Sina

Image of drawing of Ibn Battuta

Photo of a drawing of the nervous system

Kalifah Ibn Al-Mahasin of Allepo stone bust

Image of bronze bust of Ibn Sina

Image of drawing of Ibn Battuta

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