Author: elramly

http://www.youngartists.com/islamic.htm

I found that website about different architecture and structures that they considered art. I found it really cool how they showed all the different types of materials that they used such as: carpet, metal, silk, ceramics, etc.

And how they used Architecture for showing the different cultures as well as what they used art for.

The images posted were really nice and pretty to look at, and the details continue to blow my mind.

“The arab contribution to islamic art: from the 7th-15th century”

http://books.google.ca/books?id=rpUuqLPPKK4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=muslim+contributions+to+art&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

This book was really interesting to read, although I had not finished all of it, but I found the whole book posted online.

I found this video documentary that was done by BBC called “Islam and Science 3: the power of doubt”

I wish I had found these videos earlier, there’s 6 parts to that one which talks about astronomy.

The speaker in the documentary is named Jamal Khalili and he’s a professor of physics, he was born in Baghdad and is half Iraqi half English, he speaks of how he remembers learning about all these different astronomers from the medieval islamic world who shaped the discoveries of  the westernized  scientists.

He also did another documentary with the same layout but about medicine:

And this one about language and the translation movement:

I found them very interesting and accurate. enjoy.

This is Reem, and for the assignment, I:

I edited the ‘pharmacy’ section on the Medicine in Medieval Islam page.

References (are #80 and 81 under ‘Notes’ on wiki):

• syed, ibrahim B.. “1000 years ahead of its times.” Islamic medicine (2002): 1-8. Print. http://www.ishim.net/ishimj/2/01.pdf
• tschanz, David W.. “a short history of islamic pharmacy.” (2003): 1-7. Print. http://www.ishim.net/ishimj/3/03.pdf

Original link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Medicine_in_medieval_Islam&oldid=347703204

My edited version link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Medicine_in_medieval_Islam&oldid=348692632

And I also added onto the main summary of the Banu Musa page as there was surprisingly not a lot of info about them.

References (which is #1 under ‘Notes’ on wiki):

• casulleras, josep. “banu musa.” The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, Springer Reference 2 (2007): 92-95. Print. http://islamsci.mcgill.ca/RASI/BEA/Banu_Musa_BEA.pdf

Original link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ban%C5%AB_M%C5%ABs%C4%81&oldid=343922548

My edited version link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ban%C5%AB_M%C5%ABs%C4%81&oldid=348690624