1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization - Salim Al-Hassani

In Western schools, many world history classes gloss over the period of time following the fall of the Roman Empire by calling them the "Dark Ages." But Salim Al-Hassani explains to Boyd that the Muslim world was bursting with innovations that helped the Europe usher in its Renaissance period. Al-Hassani edited the book 1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization.