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Blockbuster exhibition reveals the pioneering innovations of the Golden Age of the Islamic World

SAN JOSE, SILICON VALLEY, CA / Long overlooked or often misattributed, the remarkable contributions of Muslim scholars in science and technology have quietly floundered as no more than common footnotes of world history. Abbas ibn Farnas and his flying glider, Al-Jazari’s engineering marvels and Al-Khwarizmi with his pioneering method of study and calculations for the movements of the sun, the moon and the five planets known at the time, all virtually lost to time and history.

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You can now watch short videos documenting the Persian epic poem that covers a phenomenal time span, telling the entire history of the old kings of Iran.

Gazan artist Majed Shala makes UK debut

LONDON, UK / Arts Canteen, a new arts organization set up to improve links between artists and musicians from the Mediterranean, Middle East and Europe, is delighted to announce that Palestinian artist Majed Shala will be having a solo exhibition "Breathing the Air" at the Arab British Centre in London from 23 to 27 May. It is the first time Shala and his work will be in the UK.