The Role of the Media in Erasing Arab Contributions to Science, Medicine, and Culture

Maria Ward

​When we think of the Arab world, we too often imagine a battleground between colonizers and the colonized, forgetting a culture that has endured for millennia and laid the foundations of modern civilization. Long before “Arab” became an ethnic marker, it denoted membership in the Arabic‑speaking world: a world that produced groundbreaking discoveries in the sciences, medicine, architecture, philosophy, and the humanities. Yet in today’s media landscape, Arab contributions are frequently minimized or appropriated under Western narratives, leaving many unaware of the true origins of everyday practices and ideas.

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