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Islamic Contributions to the West Rachida El Diwani Professor of Comparative Literature Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt Fulbright Visiting Specialist, Oct 22 – Nov 12, 2005 Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Introduction Islamicization of the West. Islamic achievements in science. Introduction: Unwillingness to recognize Islamic achievements. Scientific method and rationalism. Humanism, philosophy, scholasticism. Mathematics Astronomy Medicine Material culture commerce and seafaring Agriculture and Minerals the arts of “gracious living” Industry Architecture Music Books Urban organization The spread of Islamic culture into Europe Conclusion Recognizing the others Islamic Contributions to the West Rachida El Diwani Professor of Comparative Literature Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt Fulbright Visiting Specialist, Oct 22 – Nov 12, 2005 Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Introduction In this talk I would like to give an idea about the cultural contribution of the Islamic civilization to the West, the Islamic origins of modern science and civilization and the ascendancy of the Islamic science and learning for about 600 years in the world. Therefore I’ll talk about the beginning of the Islamicization of the West, of the Influence of Muslims on Western philosophy, rationalism, experimental method, sciences, commerce, material life and arts of gracious living. Islamicization of the West. “Islamicization of the West”, I will use this word for the diffusion and assimilation of Islamic culture in the West. This is distinct from Islamization which means the conscious acceptance and implementation of the ideal Islamic cultural patterns by non-Muslims and nominal Muslims. Islamicization is sociologically similar to, though not identical with, Westernization subject to the limits and conditions of imitative- innovative social change. The Islamicization of the Medieval We