B you have a habit of jumping the gun ... my comments on madrassa was for CM who was "ignorant" as to why the jews had got the nobel prize .... so my advice to him was to read beyond what they taught him in a madrassa .... and then YOU "took off" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okey dokey. Hey if there is "lovefest" going on between AB and CM, who is "B" to interrupt. Sorry!
FYI the original post smacks of anti-Semitism. The reality of scientific work in the last 300 years is that majority of achievements are due to thinkers / philosophers / scientists who lived in European (read Christian if you have to bring in the religion although it is wrong) culture.
No other culture (or religion) can match that awesome work. None! Indian, Chinese, (Asians in general), and Africans are all practically zero compared to European scientific achievements. And do not even talk about Middle Eastern tribals. There is no hope for them.
p.s. On a different note, Middle Eastern areas now known for being "wellspring" of Islamic thought include: Egypt, Saudi, Yemen, and UAE. These scientifically "poor" folks have not produced any significant work in the last 1000 years (if not more).
Most of the so-called Islamic achievements in science and engineering came from Central Asian, Indian, and South European cultures. And those too happened long long time ago as in 5-7 HUNDRED years ago. Exception being the engineering wonders of Mogul emperors.