RFK Jr is wrong about the Arab world
Summary
The article challenges Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that Muslim Arabs do not produce science or literature, citing Arab and Muslim Nobel laureates and other contributors. It argues that differences in knowledge production reflect historical and institutional conditions, while noting challenges in research and education across many Arab countries.Key Facts
- Kennedy made the remarks at a campaign rally in Michigan, according to the article.
- The article says Kennedy attributed the lack of scientific and literary achievement among Muslim Arabs to the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- The article names Naguib Mahfouz, Mohamed ElBaradei, Tawakkol Karman, Ahmed Zewail, Moungi Bawendi and Omar Yaghi as Nobel laureates.
- The article describes past centers of Islamic scholarship including Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo and Cordoba.
- It says scholars in those centers built on and exchanged knowledge from Greek, Syriac, Indian and other traditions.
- The article says conditions that support knowledge production include institutions, education, economics, political support and networks for sharing knowledge.
- It identifies research funding, university independence, education quality, research freedom and retaining scientists as challenges in many Arab countries.
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