Why the Arabic World Turned Away from Science.

Science thrived in the Islamic world until around 1000 CE, but sincethen has lost its impetus and its influence. The article speculatesabout what the causes was, and whether there is a chance of changing ittoday. One suggested cause is that Islam never recognized autonomousinstitutions of study that were not controlled by religious authorities.

Today there are Arabs who do science, but they often do it in partsof the world where Islam does not dominate.