The story of one of history's most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 AD
Ehsan Masood is a journalist based in London. His work has appeared mostly in Nature, New Scientist and www.SciDev.Net. He is also a columnist for www.OpenDemocracy and has also contributed articles to The Economist, El Pais, The Guardian, The Independent, Le Monde and Prospect magazine. His latest books include: Dry: Life Without Water (2006) and Who Decides: Analysing Decisionmaking on Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries (2005). He is also the editor of How Do You Know: Reading Ziauddin Sardar on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations (2006).
