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Time to acknowledge science's debt to Islam? - science-in-society - 25 February 2009 - New ScientistTwo new books argue that Islam had more to contribute to science than history usually suggests - In the first part of Science and Islam, a fascinating and clearly written book, Ehsan Masood tells how Islam spread rapidly from the 7th century onward, from the west of China to the south of Spain. ...
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Lethe Bashar's Novel of Life: The Director callsIn the latest installment of Lethe in Spain, the Director calls the Senora’s apartment with an unfavorable piece of news. Lethe returns to his room where he longingly looks over the edge of the balcony and tries to imagine his future in Spain.
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Novel of Life: The DirectorLethe receives a phone call from the director of the study abroad program. Forced to answer why he is quitting school in Spain, he answers, "I've joined a band of brothers, a group of Spaniards who want to be my friends."
Lethe Bashar
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An Energetic MorningThis week the Novel of Life brings us to the Senora’s cozy apartment in Spain. Lethe wakes up full of exuberant confidence, dreaming of the night before when he met his Spanish friends. His mission for the day: new clothes.
Lethe Bashar
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16 months ago
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Got WebFiction?This week's chapter of The Novel of Life takes us to Madrid, Spain, where Lethe Bashar follows a street up to the top of a hill and discovers a small gathering of festive Spaniards. Lethe sometimes leaves the Senora' apartment at night. He has a habit of going out to buy hashish. On this ...
Lethe Bashar
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Fiction Podcast: Madrid, SpainCheck out the latest episode of Lethe in Spain, "The Senora comforts Lethe". Read by the author of the Novel of Life.
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17 months ago
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Supernatural: Meetings With the Ancient Teachers of MankindLess than fifty thousand years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the greatest riddle in human history," all the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ...
Nova Spivack
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