Celebrating the Record-breaking Exhibition
More than 25 UK-based Arab Ambassadors attended a special gala reception
1001 Inventions to open in Istanbul
City of Istanbul to host blockbuster 1001 Inventions interactive exhibition.
Seven more awards for 1001 Inventions Film
5 Golds and Best Education film in Los Angeles and Hamburg Film Festivals.
1001 Inventions wins Best Film in New York
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets wins eight New York film awards.

Yearning for learning
Did you know that the Arabic word for mosque is Jami' and the Arabic for university is Jami'a? A thousand years ago the first universities emerged within mosques where religion and science sat comfortably side by side.
Building on knowledge from Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese and Indian Civilisations, Muslims developed a learning culture where enquiring minds searched for truths based on scientific rigour and experimentation. In almost every field of knowledge, Muslims made new inventions and discoveries with practical outcomes that helped develop society.
Muslim charitable institutions provided the first scholarships to support students.Courses were difficult and medicine was particularly gruelling, and just like in universities today, examinations were long and difficult.
