Embassy of Jordan in Washington, DC and National Geographic Launch "Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, & Artists"
with a foreword by HM King Abdullah II
A Vital Examination of Islam's Contribution to Modern Society

WASHINGTON (June 18th 2007)—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.