From my own experience of having studied for more than 10 years with with students from different parts of world especially from Arab world, it is utterly absurd to say Muslims lag behind others in fields of science and technology outside India. It may be true that their contributions are not widely mentioned, but it does not mean that they don't have any. Even though I don't believe in the widely held conspiracy theory behind this situation, it is true that western coloneal powers who still occupy a many parts of Arab Muslim world, donn't want them to prosper and make inroads in such fields. Mohamed Abdul Jaleel, Mass Communication Student, Kuwait University www.geocities.com/indigate/ www.geocities.com/akhbarhind/
