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* Back in the ninth century, Arabic scholar Al-Jahiz discussed the theory of evolution. That was a millennium before [[Charles Darwin]]'s theory. See an article about the author [http://gulfnews.com/culture/people/the-father-of-the-theory-of-evolution-1.1079209 here].
{{quote|''"Animals engage in a struggle for existence; for resources, to avoid being eaten and to breed. Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics to ensure survival, thus transforming into new species. Animals that survive to breed can pass on their successful characteristics to offspring."''|'''Al-Jahiz'''}}
* The concept of women wearing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab hijab] being a required doesn't add up. For many, it's optional and it's those who wanna practice modesty that commonly wears them. However, there were a similar type known as veil that dates back to ''[[Older Than Dirt| 26th century BC]]''. The Assyrian had such law and only noble women were allowed to have one because it was viewed as one's social status. This was long before Islam... ''and'' Christianity were founded. Ironically enough, Christian Nuns were among the inspiration to practice modesty within Islam.
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