The Islamic Golden Age
The Muslim world had its footprints in most parts of Asia, and Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, once the world’s third-largest city by population, is now, unfortunately a hotbed to many terrorist activities and other conflicts.
This was not always the case, with the 9th Century CE Baghdad being the Islamic Golden age, growing into the world’s largest city and seeing many breakthroughs in astronomy and mathematics.
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