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27 07, 2017

Maimonides – a Jewish doctor in medieval Cairo

By |2019-11-22T18:14:12-08:00July 27th, 2017|Islam, Science|Comments Off on Maimonides – a Jewish doctor in medieval Cairo

Saladin's castle in Cairo, where Maimonides worked Maimonides and health care In the 1100s AD, when Maimonides wrote his book about medicine, doctors didn't have very many medicines or medical treatments that worked. The Guide [...]

23 07, 2017

Who were the Fatimids? – Medieval Islam

By |2019-06-06T21:25:43-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Africa, Egypt, History, Islam|Comments Off on Who were the Fatimids? – Medieval Islam

Fatimids built Bab Zuweila (Cairo, 1092 AD) Overthrowing the Abbasids in Egypt In 908 AD, a new family rose up in Egypt. They took control of Egypt from the Abbasids. This family [...]

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