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Canun Ibn-Sina (980-1037) wrote the famous medical encyclopedia “Canun” which described every known disease, both physical and mental, and every method of treatment evaluating 760 drugs...Read More
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
The Arabic instrument known as the “oud” came from the Arabic word al-oud which became the “lute”–the forerunner to the Western guitar.
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