Actually, during the middle ages, when Europe was in intellectual "darkness," the muslim world protected intellectual, scientific, and medical knowledge. Check out the "Great Library of Alexandria," the greatest "librarian" of which was Hyapatia. She was tortured to death, when the library was sacked during the crusades (I believe). I can't remember the name of the man who led the battles, but I believe that he was later Beatified...
Mark
Actually, during the middle ages, when Europe was in intellectual "darkness," the muslim world protected intellectual, scientific, and medical knowledge I know that's the PC version. My question really is: what is the evidence?
Two of the great Jewish bible comentators were Maimonades (RAMBAM) and RASHI. Maimonades lived in the Islamic World and was chased all over it. Rashi lived more or less peacefully in France. You can read about them in the Britannica or similar sources. I know it's anecdotal evidence, but it is evidence that maybe some Jews fared better under the European Christians than others did during the "Golden Age" under the Muslims.
ML/NJ
Check out the "Great Library of Alexandria," the greatest "librarian" of which was Hyapatia. She was tortured to death, when the library was sacked during the crusades (I believe).You believe incorrectly. Hypatia was a pagan philosopher and mathematician who was tortured to death by a Christian mob in 415 AD. Pretty tough to blame this one on Mohammed, since he wasn't born till a couple of centuries later.