'City of Light' (Holy city of Madinah) could recapture an intellectual leadership role

[al-Hasani]

Prophet's masjid in Madinah. (SPA)

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: The Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madinah stands out among the Kingdom’s economic cities because of its goal of promoting knowledge-based industries.

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman

Madinah finds special mention in WEF report

Madinah occupies historic position as the launch-pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) more than 14 centuries ago.​

JEDDAH: HANI HAZAIMEH | ARAB NEWS STAFF

Published — Monday 1 September 2014

Last update 1 September 2014 12:47 am

The holy city of Madinah has found a special place in World Economic Forum’s report of the global agenda council on competitiveness.
The report, titled “The Competitiveness of Cities,” was released this month. It answers key questions, such as: Can an ancient religious city as sacred and unique as Madinah re-brand itself as a knowledge economic city in the 21st century? Can an urban real estate project drive this vision for Madinah?
The report points out that millions of people come to Madinah throughout the year,
not only for Haj, but also for Umrah.
The city could, with its new modern university, hold conferences on major modern-day issues, with experts in science, math and other specialties.
Whether this project leads to an intellectually vital residential and corporate community remains to be seen, but repositioning need not wait for buildings to be in place.
In prosaic terms, conference tourism could augment religious tourism in a culturally sensitive way, enhancing appeal for investors, retirees and even firms.
Even before the buildings are up, Madinah could simply announce informal symposiums.
Physicists might come in the first week of a month, astronomers the second and diabetic experts the third, for instance.
Intellectual stimulation could be added to spiritual activities. Madinah could recapture an intellectual leadership role, contributing to knowledge generation and dissemination and, in a way, keeping with both its historic and religious tradition as a “city of light.”
At times, the project seemed to suffer from lack of coordination among real estate developers, city leaders and Saudi visionaries. Travel restrictions on women and non-Muslims who may not travel inside the excluded area in much of the city center also complicate things.
But if city competitiveness can be relevant to Madinah in the vision
of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, then there is virtually no city in the world that cannot benefit from a rethinking of its vocation in a newly interconnected world of the 21st century knowledge economy.
In 2006, the Kingdom announced its intention to create a new knowledge economic city in
the northwest quadrant of Madinah, donating land and investing billions of dollars in a major city infrastructure and real estate development project.
Fast transport will link the area to the central mosque within minutes. Companies with knowledge-intensive characteristics will be encouraged to site there and great minds will be encouraged to retire in the magical city.
Conferences will be held and properties sold
to investors. Scheduled investments include a major new hospital and a vast Epcot Center for the Islamic world, including the lands of Islam and examples cited in the Qur’an, presented in a way designed to entertain and delight families during their leisure time.
But there is a greater vision.
“Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah” literally means the “City of Light” and was historically a center for both spiritual and intellectual enlightenment. After prayers, students would gather around various pillars of the holy mosque as global scholars taught them. It was the bricks-and-mortar Internet of its day. This intellectual vocation fell by the wayside, but may now be on the rebound.
The report said that the objectives of this work are to encourage city leaders and policymakers at local, regional, national and international levels, as well as academic and other experts, to focus on competitiveness at the city level.
The work will also encourage a rich global dialogue on this issue and shine light on creative and path-breaking initiatives that address the multiplicity
of challenges facing today’s cities.
“The World Economic Forum has been studying competitiveness for over 30 years by focusing on the assessment of the productive potential of countries
in The Global Competitiveness Report series,” said Espen Barth Eide, managing director of the Center for Global Strategies
World Economic Forum.
This report presents taxonomy of drivers of city competitiveness, as well as a number of representative case studies of cities.
The case studies are drawn from different geographies and varying levels of development that face different challenges and starting points.
The objective of this work is to inspire and motivate city leaders, the private sector and civil society to work together to address the most important competitiveness challenges of cities by shedding light on creative and innovative initiatives put into place by cities around the world.
The Knowledge Economic City (KEC) stands out among the Kingdom’s economic cities because of its goal of promoting knowledge-based industries (KBIs). The new city will have a technological and economic information center, a campus for medical research and bio-sciences and a center for studies in Islamic civilization.
The project is the third economic city in the Kingdom initiated by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority in an aggressive bid to repatriate capital and attract value-added foreign investments. The project is expected to attract investments worth more than SR25 billion ($6.7 billion) and create nearly 25,000 new jobs.
The choice of Madinah augurs well, as the city was the seat of power and knowledge during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his righteous caliphs.
Over the centuries, it has attracted thousands of Muslim faithful from around the world, who came to the city seeking knowledge and wanting to live in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah launched the KEC on June 18, 2006. SAGIA played a pivotal role in the conceptualization of the project.
“The king’s vision for an economic city based on KBI is a forward-looking step. The project will boost the region’s chances of attracting investments in order to overhaul services in Madinah,” said a senior SAGIA official. “This vital project falls within plans to upgrade the Kingdom’s regions in a sustainable fashion, taking into consideration competitive advantages,” he said.
Given Madinah’s historic position as the launch-pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) more than 14 centuries ago, the KEC project is a renaissance of sorts, as Madinah will be used to launch knowledge-based industries, the official added.
The project is part of SAGIA’s efforts to promote investments into the sectors that offer the best competitive advantages, namely, energy, transportation, and knowledge-based industries. The KEC includes an interactive museum on the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Madinah is uniquely positioned to attract Muslim talent from all over the world, eager to live, work, retire or make extended visits to the second most sacred city in Islam.
While it is rich in heritage, Madinah has already been a leader in digital economy initiatives and a pilot for e-government schemes. There are already well-established higher education institutions serving both SMET (science, mathematics, engineering, and technology) and religious segments.
Madinah’s expanding economy is driven by a growing number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims. More than 5 million visit the city every year and the number is expected to exceed 10 million within a decade.
The declaration of KEC as a special economic zone under the regulatory jurisdiction of SAGIA enables the city to provide an attractive and KBI-friendly business environment. KEC envisages an alternative central business district for Madinah with better facilities and infrastructure and one that is easily accessible to the region’s residents and visitors.
It will also be developed as a major tourist destination, supported by the unique theme park, world-class hospitality establishments and outstanding retail stores.
The new development will comprise a range of complementary zones, a technology and KBI zone, an advanced IT studies institute, an integrated medical services zone, a retail zone, a business district, residential zones, including high rises, houses and fully serviced apartments, shopping malls and a mosque with room for 10,000 worshippers.
The high-tech park, located over an area of 360,000 square meters, will contain a series of highly equipped “smart” buildings provided with state-of-the-art IT and telecommunications infrastructure.
The Center of Islamic Civilization Studies and Research, which spans an area of 205,000 square meters, will benefit from the availability of a wide variety of resources and scholars in Madinah. It will specialize in history and cultural educational programs using modern distance learning technologies, video conferencing and Web casting.
Spanning 85,000 square meters, the Center for Medical Sciences and Biotechnology will provide medical services to Madinah residents, as well as to pilgrims coming from different parts of the world.
The theme park is being designed to give visitors of all ages, interests and cultural backgrounds an unforgettable virtual tour into the history of the Prophet’s heritage and Islamic civilization.

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[Zarvan]

Prophet's masjid in Madinah. (SPA)

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: The Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madinah stands out among the Kingdom’s economic cities because of its goal of promoting knowledge-based industries.

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman

Madinah finds special mention in WEF report

Madinah occupies historic position as the launch-pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) more than 14 centuries ago.​

JEDDAH: HANI HAZAIMEH | ARAB NEWS STAFF

Published — Monday 1 September 2014

Last update 1 September 2014 12:47 am

The holy city of Madinah has found a special place in World Economic Forum’s report of the global agenda council on competitiveness.
The report, titled “The Competitiveness of Cities,” was released this month. It answers key questions, such as: Can an ancient religious city as sacred and unique as Madinah re-brand itself as a knowledge economic city in the 21st century? Can an urban real estate project drive this vision for Madinah?
The report points out that millions of people come to Madinah throughout the year,
not only for Haj, but also for Umrah.
The city could, with its new modern university, hold conferences on major modern-day issues, with experts in science, math and other specialties.
Whether this project leads to an intellectually vital residential and corporate community remains to be seen, but repositioning need not wait for buildings to be in place.
In prosaic terms, conference tourism could augment religious tourism in a culturally sensitive way, enhancing appeal for investors, retirees and even firms.
Even before the buildings are up, Madinah could simply announce informal symposiums.
Physicists might come in the first week of a month, astronomers the second and diabetic experts the third, for instance.
Intellectual stimulation could be added to spiritual activities. Madinah could recapture an intellectual leadership role, contributing to knowledge generation and dissemination and, in a way, keeping with both its historic and religious tradition as a “city of light.”
At times, the project seemed to suffer from lack of coordination among real estate developers, city leaders and Saudi visionaries. Travel restrictions on women and non-Muslims who may not travel inside the excluded area in much of the city center also complicate things.
But if city competitiveness can be relevant to Madinah in the vision
of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, then there is virtually no city in the world that cannot benefit from a rethinking of its vocation in a newly interconnected world of the 21st century knowledge economy.
In 2006, the Kingdom announced its intention to create a new knowledge economic city in
the northwest quadrant of Madinah, donating land and investing billions of dollars in a major city infrastructure and real estate development project.
Fast transport will link the area to the central mosque within minutes. Companies with knowledge-intensive characteristics will be encouraged to site there and great minds will be encouraged to retire in the magical city.
Conferences will be held and properties sold
to investors. Scheduled investments include a major new hospital and a vast Epcot Center for the Islamic world, including the lands of Islam and examples cited in the Qur’an, presented in a way designed to entertain and delight families during their leisure time.
But there is a greater vision.
“Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah” literally means the “City of Light” and was historically a center for both spiritual and intellectual enlightenment. After prayers, students would gather around various pillars of the holy mosque as global scholars taught them. It was the bricks-and-mortar Internet of its day. This intellectual vocation fell by the wayside, but may now be on the rebound.
The report said that the objectives of this work are to encourage city leaders and policymakers at local, regional, national and international levels, as well as academic and other experts, to focus on competitiveness at the city level.
The work will also encourage a rich global dialogue on this issue and shine light on creative and path-breaking initiatives that address the multiplicity
of challenges facing today’s cities.
“The World Economic Forum has been studying competitiveness for over 30 years by focusing on the assessment of the productive potential of countries
in The Global Competitiveness Report series,” said Espen Barth Eide, managing director of the Center for Global Strategies
World Economic Forum.
This report presents taxonomy of drivers of city competitiveness, as well as a number of representative case studies of cities.
The case studies are drawn from different geographies and varying levels of development that face different challenges and starting points.
The objective of this work is to inspire and motivate city leaders, the private sector and civil society to work together to address the most important competitiveness challenges of cities by shedding light on creative and innovative initiatives put into place by cities around the world.
The Knowledge Economic City (KEC) stands out among the Kingdom’s economic cities because of its goal of promoting knowledge-based industries (KBIs). The new city will have a technological and economic information center, a campus for medical research and bio-sciences and a center for studies in Islamic civilization.
The project is the third economic city in the Kingdom initiated by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority in an aggressive bid to repatriate capital and attract value-added foreign investments. The project is expected to attract investments worth more than SR25 billion ($6.7 billion) and create nearly 25,000 new jobs.
The choice of Madinah augurs well, as the city was the seat of power and knowledge during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his righteous caliphs.
Over the centuries, it has attracted thousands of Muslim faithful from around the world, who came to the city seeking knowledge and wanting to live in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah launched the KEC on June 18, 2006. SAGIA played a pivotal role in the conceptualization of the project.
“The king’s vision for an economic city based on KBI is a forward-looking step. The project will boost the region’s chances of attracting investments in order to overhaul services in Madinah,” said a senior SAGIA official. “This vital project falls within plans to upgrade the Kingdom’s regions in a sustainable fashion, taking into consideration competitive advantages,” he said.
Given Madinah’s historic position as the launch-pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) more than 14 centuries ago, the KEC project is a renaissance of sorts, as Madinah will be used to launch knowledge-based industries, the official added.
The project is part of SAGIA’s efforts to promote investments into the sectors that offer the best competitive advantages, namely, energy, transportation, and knowledge-based industries. The KEC includes an interactive museum on the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Madinah is uniquely positioned to attract Muslim talent from all over the world, eager to live, work, retire or make extended visits to the second most sacred city in Islam.
While it is rich in heritage, Madinah has already been a leader in digital economy initiatives and a pilot for e-government schemes. There are already well-established higher education institutions serving both SMET (science, mathematics, engineering, and technology) and religious segments.
Madinah’s expanding economy is driven by a growing number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims. More than 5 million visit the city every year and the number is expected to exceed 10 million within a decade.
The declaration of KEC as a special economic zone under the regulatory jurisdiction of SAGIA enables the city to provide an attractive and KBI-friendly business environment. KEC envisages an alternative central business district for Madinah with better facilities and infrastructure and one that is easily accessible to the region’s residents and visitors.
It will also be developed as a major tourist destination, supported by the unique theme park, world-class hospitality establishments and outstanding retail stores.
The new development will comprise a range of complementary zones, a technology and KBI zone, an advanced IT studies institute, an integrated medical services zone, a retail zone, a business district, residential zones, including high rises, houses and fully serviced apartments, shopping malls and a mosque with room for 10,000 worshippers.
The high-tech park, located over an area of 360,000 square meters, will contain a series of highly equipped “smart” buildings provided with state-of-the-art IT and telecommunications infrastructure.
The Center of Islamic Civilization Studies and Research, which spans an area of 205,000 square meters, will benefit from the availability of a wide variety of resources and scholars in Madinah. It will specialize in history and cultural educational programs using modern distance learning technologies, video conferencing and Web casting.
Spanning 85,000 square meters, the Center for Medical Sciences and Biotechnology will provide medical services to Madinah residents, as well as to pilgrims coming from different parts of the world.
The theme park is being designed to give visitors of all ages, interests and cultural backgrounds an unforgettable virtual tour into the history of the Prophet’s heritage and Islamic civilization.

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Please share details off new university and departments in it and also resident project

 

[elszADaQ]

Habibi puppy mainak -

Habibi you why u pup driving Mercedes, Apple, Google, European innovations while puppyfying us that the knowledge city is something that no one has seen? I know it will have tens of buildings where the kinks will kinkify but that is about it.

Employment for the young kids and the business as usual.

Maybe your paid Imam-E-Kaba scammer can do Dua and God listens to him?

@Aeronaut @Manticore @Jungibaaz @WebMaster
Please take care of this moron.

 

[elszADaQ]

Prophet's masjid in Madinah. (SPA)

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: The Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madinah stands out among the Kingdom’s economic cities because of its goal of promoting knowledge-based industries.

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman

Madinah finds special mention in WEF report

Madinah occupies historic position as the launch-pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) more than 14 centuries ago.​

JEDDAH: HANI HAZAIMEH | ARAB NEWS STAFF

Published — Monday 1 September 2014

Last update 1 September 2014 12:47 am

The holy city of Madinah has found a special place in World Economic Forum’s report of the global agenda council on competitiveness.
The report, titled “The Competitiveness of Cities,” was released this month. It answers key questions, such as: Can an ancient religious city as sacred and unique as Madinah re-brand itself as a knowledge economic city in the 21st century? Can an urban real estate project drive this vision for Madinah?
The report points out that millions of people come to Madinah throughout the year,
not only for Haj, but also for Umrah.
The city could, with its new modern university, hold conferences on major modern-day issues, with experts in science, math and other specialties.
Whether this project leads to an intellectually vital residential and corporate community remains to be seen, but repositioning need not wait for buildings to be in place.
In prosaic terms, conference tourism could augment religious tourism in a culturally sensitive way, enhancing appeal for investors, retirees and even firms.
Even before the buildings are up, Madinah could simply announce informal symposiums.
Physicists might come in the first week of a month, astronomers the second and diabetic experts the third, for instance.
Intellectual stimulation could be added to spiritual activities. Madinah could recapture an intellectual leadership role, contributing to knowledge generation and dissemination and, in a way, keeping with both its historic and religious tradition as a “city of light.”
At times, the project seemed to suffer from lack of coordination among real estate developers, city leaders and Saudi visionaries. Travel restrictions on women and non-Muslims who may not travel inside the excluded area in much of the city center also complicate things.
But if city competitiveness can be relevant to Madinah in the vision
of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, then there is virtually no city in the world that cannot benefit from a rethinking of its vocation in a newly interconnected world of the 21st century knowledge economy.
In 2006, the Kingdom announced its intention to create a new knowledge economic city in
the northwest quadrant of Madinah, donating land and investing billions of dollars in a major city infrastructure and real estate development project.
Fast transport will link the area to the central mosque within minutes. Companies with knowledge-intensive characteristics will be encouraged to site there and great minds will be encouraged to retire in the magical city.
Conferences will be held and properties sold
to investors. Scheduled investments include a major new hospital and a vast Epcot Center for the Islamic world, including the lands of Islam and examples cited in the Qur’an, presented in a way designed to entertain and delight families during their leisure time.
But there is a greater vision.
“Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah” literally means the “City of Light” and was historically a center for both spiritual and intellectual enlightenment. After prayers, students would gather around various pillars of the holy mosque as global scholars taught them. It was the bricks-and-mortar Internet of its day. This intellectual vocation fell by the wayside, but may now be on the rebound.
The report said that the objectives of this work are to encourage city leaders and policymakers at local, regional, national and international levels, as well as academic and other experts, to focus on competitiveness at the city level.
The work will also encourage a rich global dialogue on this issue and shine light on creative and path-breaking initiatives that address the multiplicity
of challenges facing today’s cities.
“The World Economic Forum has been studying competitiveness for over 30 years by focusing on the assessment of the productive potential of countries
in The Global Competitiveness Report series,” said Espen Barth Eide, managing director of the Center for Global Strategies
World Economic Forum.
This report presents taxonomy of drivers of city competitiveness, as well as a number of representative case studies of cities.
The case studies are drawn from different geographies and varying levels of development that face different challenges and starting points.
The objective of this work is to inspire and motivate city leaders, the private sector and civil society to work together to address the most important competitiveness challenges of cities by shedding light on creative and innovative initiatives put into place by cities around the world.
The Knowledge Economic City (KEC) stands out among the Kingdom’s economic cities because of its goal of promoting knowledge-based industries (KBIs). The new city will have a technological and economic information center, a campus for medical research and bio-sciences and a center for studies in Islamic civilization.
The project is the third economic city in the Kingdom initiated by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority in an aggressive bid to repatriate capital and attract value-added foreign investments. The project is expected to attract investments worth more than SR25 billion ($6.7 billion) and create nearly 25,000 new jobs.
The choice of Madinah augurs well, as the city was the seat of power and knowledge during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his righteous caliphs.
Over the centuries, it has attracted thousands of Muslim faithful from around the world, who came to the city seeking knowledge and wanting to live in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah launched the KEC on June 18, 2006. SAGIA played a pivotal role in the conceptualization of the project.
“The king’s vision for an economic city based on KBI is a forward-looking step. The project will boost the region’s chances of attracting investments in order to overhaul services in Madinah,” said a senior SAGIA official. “This vital project falls within plans to upgrade the Kingdom’s regions in a sustainable fashion, taking into consideration competitive advantages,” he said.
Given Madinah’s historic position as the launch-pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) more than 14 centuries ago, the KEC project is a renaissance of sorts, as Madinah will be used to launch knowledge-based industries, the official added.
The project is part of SAGIA’s efforts to promote investments into the sectors that offer the best competitive advantages, namely, energy, transportation, and knowledge-based industries. The KEC includes an interactive museum on the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Madinah is uniquely positioned to attract Muslim talent from all over the world, eager to live, work, retire or make extended visits to the second most sacred city in Islam.
While it is rich in heritage, Madinah has already been a leader in digital economy initiatives and a pilot for e-government schemes. There are already well-established higher education institutions serving both SMET (science, mathematics, engineering, and technology) and religious segments.
Madinah’s expanding economy is driven by a growing number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims. More than 5 million visit the city every year and the number is expected to exceed 10 million within a decade.
The declaration of KEC as a special economic zone under the regulatory jurisdiction of SAGIA enables the city to provide an attractive and KBI-friendly business environment. KEC envisages an alternative central business district for Madinah with better facilities and infrastructure and one that is easily accessible to the region’s residents and visitors.
It will also be developed as a major tourist destination, supported by the unique theme park, world-class hospitality establishments and outstanding retail stores.
The new development will comprise a range of complementary zones, a technology and KBI zone, an advanced IT studies institute, an integrated medical services zone, a retail zone, a business district, residential zones, including high rises, houses and fully serviced apartments, shopping malls and a mosque with room for 10,000 worshippers.
The high-tech park, located over an area of 360,000 square meters, will contain a series of highly equipped “smart” buildings provided with state-of-the-art IT and telecommunications infrastructure.
The Center of Islamic Civilization Studies and Research, which spans an area of 205,000 square meters, will benefit from the availability of a wide variety of resources and scholars in Madinah. It will specialize in history and cultural educational programs using modern distance learning technologies, video conferencing and Web casting.
Spanning 85,000 square meters, the Center for Medical Sciences and Biotechnology will provide medical services to Madinah residents, as well as to pilgrims coming from different parts of the world.
The theme park is being designed to give visitors of all ages, interests and cultural backgrounds an unforgettable virtual tour into the history of the Prophet’s heritage and Islamic civilization.

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What a beautiful project

 

[Falcon29]

What a beautiful project

Are you Arab?

 

[al-Hasani]

Whose technology will you use to cut stones, for floors, trucks, cranes, infrastructure and so on? God is sending some angels down here or is it Japanese, Chinese, American and European technology?

What is wrong with you? Did you suffer from a concussion today?

Look despite this having nothing to do with the topic then every idiot out there can realize that the Western world has dominated science and technology for the past 500 years and still do it to this day. Yet we Arabs and Semites (ancient and native inhabitants of the Arab world and ME) founded the most ancient civilizations on this planet and our lands and civilizations were the most advanced not only for 500 years but for MILLENNIUMS in a row. Not that long ago either during all those Caliphates and especially during the Islamic Golden Age were the Arab world was the most advanced.

Besides you don't think that there are native Saudi Arabian firms and Saudi Arabians who are involved in all of those sectors? You can't possible be that stupid can you? Saudi Arabian building firms and other companies are one of the biggest in the ME region. Google has been invented.

Anyway quit polluting this excellent thread. I got a serious headache from reading your 2 posts.

 

[al-Hasani]

What did you arabs invent? zero, decimal system, chess comes from India lol

More than you. Let alone fellow Semites. Is chess supposed to be something special, LOL? The first games of that kind were invented in the ME by us Semitic people too. Math was invented by Semites in the ME too. Not in India. So were the first cities on this planet, the wheel, irrigation, farming, domestication of the first animals, writing, the first alphabets (the Semitic Phoenician alphabet being the most important in history and something you Hindus have been using too) etc. The list is enormous.

Anyway quit polluting this thread.

 

[syedali73]

Arabs have indeed made significant contribution, no denial, but those days are long gone. What the title is suggesting is NEVER going to happen unless the nationalist KSA (or any country for that matter) adopts the US system where EVERYBODY irrespective of race and religion gets an EQUAL opportunity to progress, and THIS is NEVER going to happen, not even in 1000 years.

Charles De Gaulle once said "Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first". Countries/nations beveling in nationalism NEVER progress beyond a certain point, whereas those who believe in patriotism do, and USA is once such example.

 

[jbond197]

What did you arabs invent? zero, decimal system, chess comes from India lol

This was uncalled for!! Please delete the derogatory posts!!

@al-Hasani - request you to delete the derogatory posts from you as well, else there will be a troll war here.

 

[al-Hasani]

You seems to be in good mood. We will ignore you today. Because we are discussing something good here and not drinking piss. When we discuss Piss, Poo we will call you.

The stinky idiot does not know that math was practically invented by us Semites (the Semitic Babylonians in particular) in the ancient Arab world/ME thousands of years before anyone had even heard or uttered the word "India". Ignore the idiot. He obviously wanted a bit of trouble and I gave him his own medicine. Unfortunately he was hell-bent on spreading his diarrhea all over this thread thinking that he was back home in India where this is commonplace.

History of mathematics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[hunter_hunted]

This thread was about Medina and Indians really showed their true colors. What a bad day. And their is not a single Mod to take the action against these low life trolls.

 

[al-Hasani]

Maths was not invented by any one.
Counting was always present in most civilisations. Indians contributed a lot in math and so did Arabs before they became Muslim. So let's celebrate it. Anyway it's about how you apply knowledge that's important. Doesn't matter who founded it.

Yes, the first attested documents that showcase match were founded by my people (Semites) in what is now the Arab world and ME (Iraq and Egypt). Long before any of the modern ethnic groups existed.

Yet different people and civilizations contributed to it down the road but its initial history starts in today's Arab world and among Semitic people. This is indisputable.

Read the history of mathematics.

Anyway tell your compatriot to get lost otherwise I will have to put him in my place once again. I don't have any problems with either India or Hindus but when this idiot again reappears my patience is very limited and I might get banned for this but I don't care.

 

[Mirzah]

Great initiative Wishing success to this project. @al-Hasani
Saudis are investing a lot of money in the education sector

 

[SarthakGanguly]

More than you. Let alone fellow Semites. Is chess supposed to be something special, LOL? The first games of that kind were invented in the ME by us Semitic people too. Math was invented by Semites in the ME too. Not in India. So were the first cities on this planet, the wheel, irrigation, farming, domestication of the first animals, writing, the first alphabets (the Semitic Phoenician alphabet being the most important in history and something you Hindus have been using too) etc. The list is enormous.

Anyway quit polluting this thread.

Yes, the first attested documents that showcase match were founded by my people

Incorrect and Incorrect.
@Yeti - Exit from this thread. @al-Hasani - Learn that answering/reporting is possible without digging dirt. Keep your cool habibi. Thanks.

*Pls don't quote this(I won't post back), maintain a decency. Have a nice stay.

If someone wants an honest debate on Maths pls start a new thread.
@Chak Bamu @Oscar @WebMaster

 

[al-Hasani]

Arabs have indeed made significant contribution, no denial, but those days are long gone. What the title is suggesting is NEVER going to happen unless the nationalist KSA (or any country for that matter) adopts the US system where EVERYBODY irrespective of race and religion gets an EQUAL opportunity to progress, and THIS is NEVER going to happen, not even in 1000 years.

Charles De Gaulle once said "Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first". Countries/nations beveling in nationalism NEVER progress beyond a certain point, whereas those who believe in patriotism do, and USA is once such example.

Look nobody denies that the West has been leading the world for the past 500 years when it comes to science but for millenniums us Arabs/Semites/people of the ancient ME were leading. So it's not like we don't have it in us. The problem is that the most bright heads relocate to the West and their achievements are counted as that of American, British, French, German etc. achievements.

Anyway everyone in KSA is able to get the education he wants to regardless of his background. Don't confuse KSA or the GCC as a whole with other Muslim countries. It's not by a coincidence that around 150.000 Saudi Arabian students since the late 1960's (if I recall correctly) have been educated abroad. They come from all historical regions, provinces, cities, backgrounds etc. in KSA.

I am surprised that you even think that only the well-to-do families have this opportunity when all that matters are grades in KSA. Not what your name is.

Incorrect and Incorrect.
@Yeti - Exit from this thread. @al-Hasani - Learn that answering/reporting is possible without digging dirt. Keep your cool habibi. Thanks.

*Pls don't quote this(I won't post back), maintain a decency. Have a nice stay.

If someone wants an honest debate on Maths pls start a new thread.
@Chak Bamu @Oscar @WebMaster

No, it's not incorrect unless you want to despite well-known history or the history of Mathematics. Anyway whatever pleases you. I did not instigate anything. I am just answering insults with insults by a well-known anti-Arab troll that tends to pollute dozens of threads from the ancient Arab world or ME for reasons that are unknown to me. Either he was mistreated by some Arab or he was rejected by an Arab girl. I don't know what it is because Arabs don't give much attentions to Indians who are not even our neighbors. We NEVER comment on Indian affairs because it does not interest us. Unfortunately there are many Indian trolls on PDF who have a habit of commenting not only on Arab affairs but ME affairs as a whole which is kind of annoying especially if the comments only contain idiotic posts, lies, unmotivated insults and in general trolling.