A total of eight Welsh Muslims are amongst the winners of the Welsh Assembly Government Recognising Achievement Awards 2010. The winners were recognised for their efforts in promoting equality and tolerance amongst different communities and faiths.

As discussed in a previous article, Muslim scholars have made significant contributions through a wide range of scholarly pursuits. This article will continue to highlight key Muslim scientific and philosophical thinkers who have helped shape modern-day knowledge in a range of fields.At the same time as advances in medicine were being made, the Muslims produced some of the most outstanding Mathematicians. Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, born in 780 A.D., was the founder of modern Algebra.  [...]

In the modern world Islam is seen as many things, but rarely is it acknowledged as a source of inspiration and enlightenment. The verses of the Quran are enlightening, but many do not appreciate the scholarly pursuits and achievements Islam contributed to during the middle Ages. While Europe was in the midst of darkness, the Muslims, spurred on by the light of their new Deity, carried the torch of scholarship and science.  Muslims preserved the [...]