I remember my history teacher opening the chapter on the dark ages with the words "for us, it was dark, westward was worse and south it was golden"
2026-09-04 05:18:14
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smochinadivina :
yes!! it was taught as a passable footnote in history class in my eastern europen country. but even then, the contrast between oh, our ancestors were living in underground huts while fighting hordes of invadors versus um arts and literature and the pursuit of knowledge a bit to the east was stark af
2026-09-03 17:38:04
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Naz :
Have you visited Iran? your mind will be blown ❤️
2026-09-03 21:11:22
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alicezta12 :
If you like fiction with fantasy elements, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is set during the Islamic golden age. It was a good jumping off point for me to learn more about it, especially bc the author included the bibliography of references she used while writing
2026-09-04 19:10:14
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Ariana McCune :
Yess, thanks for getting this info out there
2026-09-04 12:48:04
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glucose baby :
Immediate follow 💐💐💐
2026-09-03 13:39:47
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Sammy :
bang on Right bruh 🤜
2026-09-05 01:48:06
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TopKidTyson :
But they are now in their Dark Ages with the total dominance of Islam in West Asia😳 and their golden age is now in the distant past.
2026-09-04 01:19:05
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