The Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan in Washington, DC and the National Geographic
Society co-hosted today the launch of “LOST HISTORY:
THE ENDURING LEGACY OF MUSLIM SCIENTISTS, THINKERS,
AND ARTISTS,” a National Geographic publication
forwarded by His Majesty King Abdullah II and
authored by former US diplomat and writer Michael
Hamilton Morgan.
In Lost History, Morgan presents a more complete
view of Muslim civilization and its diverse
contributions in the arts, sciences, philosophy,
music, arithmetic, and architecture to modern
society. As timely as it is telling, Lost History
seeks to bridge the gulf of misunderstanding,
misinformation and incomplete knowledge that plagues
both sides in what is now referred to as the “clash
of civilizations”.
“It is hoped that this work will contribute to
greater understanding of Islam by Westerners, and
will help them to appreciate that just as our pasts
have intertwined in constructive ways, so too can
our futures,” King Abdullah ll writes.
It is essential and gripping reading for anyone
seeking to understand how early Muslim breakthroughs
in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, science,
culture and leadership not only laid the
cornerstones of the European Renaissance, but how
they reverberate even today in computation, digital
appliances, surgery and pharmaceuticals, film and
books, modern universities and global commerce.
In his review of the book, President Jimmy Carter
writes, “Lost History delivers a missing link to the
story of an interconnected world: the achievements
of Muslim civilization and its influence on East and
West.”
The book launch is part of the Embassy of Jordan’s
cultural series organized by the Jordan Information
Bureau.
Michael Hamilton Morgan is the founder of New
Foundations for Peace and author of “The Twilight
War,” “Graveyards of the Pacific” and “Collision
with History: the Search for John F. Kennedy’s PT
109.” On the last two books he collaborated with
Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard. He has appeared
on “Good Morning America,” “CBS Evening News” and
Mutual Radio. From 1990-2000 he directed Mobil’s
Pegasus Prize for Literature. He was a U.S. diplomat
from 1980-87.
