Islam emphasizes the importance of education for men and women. The Golden Age of Islam was a time when education, ideas and discussion prevailed. Students traveled great distances to visit scholars, to sit and discuss with them not only Islamic teachings and ideas but also those of Socrates, Aristotle, Ptolemy and others. As a result of this discussion and contact with the whole world of thought and ideas, the Arabs from Baghdad to Cordova, from Kabul to Aden, from India to Morocco produced the likes of Al Farabi, Al Kindi and Al Khwarizimi, to name but three. It is imperative that the Arab world create a climate in which we can express ideas and thoughts within the framework of an Islamic ideology that is itself humane, progressive and aims at social betterment and advantages for all.
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Instead of concentrating on the abstract, we must focus on the concrete. We must move from the form to the essence and cooperate with one another in order to create a better world and a better tomorrow. If you would like to send us your thoughts on this article, please fill in the form below. Selected feedback will be published on this page in the Feedback column We reserve the right to edit comments for length or legal reasons before publishing them on this page. If you wish your comment to be published anonymously, then please say so in your message.