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[–] 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

[Kennedy] went on to say: “There’s 500 million Arabs in the world. And yet they don’t produce science."

He said... while using an Arabic numbering system...

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Also, there is algebra....and chemistry.

    Hm, wonder where those words came from...?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago*

    You don't have to go into ancient history either.

    Physics

    Abdus Salam (Pakistan, 1979): Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction.

    Chemistry

    Ahmed Zewail (Egypt/United States, 1999): Awarded for his work on femtochemistry (studying chemical reactions on ultra-short time scales).

    Aziz Sancar (Turkey/United States, 2015): Awarded for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

    Moungi Bawendi (Tunisian heritage, 2023): Awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.

    Omar M. Yaghi (Jordanian-born, 2025): Awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

    Literature

    Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt, 1988): Awarded for his rich and nuanced works of Arabic literature.

    Orhan Pamuk (Turkey, 2006): Awarded for discovering new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures.

    Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania, 2021): Awarded for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism.

    Peace Prize

    Anwar al-Sadat (Egypt, 1978): Shared for the Camp David Accords.

    Yasser Arafat (Palestine, 1994): Shared for peace efforts in the Middle East.

    Shirin Ebadi (Iran, 2003): Awarded for significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights.

    Mohamed ElBaradei (Egypt, 2005): Awarded alongside the IAEA for efforts to prevent nuclear energy from military use.

    Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh, 2006): Awarded for advancing economic and social development from below (microcredit).

    Tawakkol Karman (Yemen, 2011): Awarded for a non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building.

    Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan, 2014): Awarded for the struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

    Narges Mohammadi (Iran, 2023): Awarded for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago

    LOL, degradation.

    Seriously, if you dipped into hate radio in the 90s you'd know exactly who and what the cons were back then. And that's before 9/11.

    Before their collective meltdown over the market collapsing at the same time Obama the black guy came in, handled it like an adult, and had two terms without much drama. Well, no drama other than all the self-created drama of the nutjob wingers queening out over stupid shit like long form birth certificates, tan suits, feet on desk, and latte salutes.

    Before donnie.

    And before Covid caused them to just Karen the fuck out over everything related to science and medicine.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    Hand you been to a doctor, university, or engineering firm lately

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    The mask is so far off that the festering corpses beneath the skin are showing through.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    I didn't give them permission to go on racist tirades against Muslims and Arabs

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