A part of Barack Obamas Speech in Cairo, Egypt: Muslim Heritage in our World

From the the Speech of Barack Obama, President of the United States, 4th June 2009 Cairo, Egypt: As a student of history, I also know civilisation s debt to Islam. It was Islam at places like AlAzhar University that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe s Renaissance and Enlightenment. It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding