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Islamic book collections dwarfed those of Christendom.(News) Cape Times (South Africa) (8/26/2008)
...book collection of the Umayyad caliph and bibliophile al-Hakam II, who ruled towards the end of the 10th century. His...tenth of its reputed 400 000 volumes, the library of al-Hakam II would still have been larger than any ...

IRAQ ADMITS STOCKPILING LETHAL BACTERIA.(MAIN) Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) (7/6/1995)
...assertions. The secret factory at Al Hakam, about 60 miles southwest of Baghdad...concentrated form in specially cooled vats at Al Hakam. The bacteria produce a toxin that...Britain cultured it during World War II, for possible use in germ ...

Iraq Had Program For Germ Warfare; Big Stockpiles Destroyed, U.N. Team Told The Washington Post (7/6/1995)
...assertions. The secret factory at Al Hakam, about 60 miles southwest of Baghdad...concentrated form in specially cooled vats at Al Hakam. The bacteria produce a toxin that...Britain cultured it during World War II, for possible use in germ ...

Minuet of sinister diplomacy.(Commentary) The Washington Times (Washington, DC) (6/28/1998)
...as there were for years in Germany or Japan after World War II. The United Nations' Richard Butler is no Gen. Douglas MacArthur...equipment. "In the biological area, dismantled the entire Al-Hakam custom-built biological weapon factory complex; a huge variety...

MOSES REDIVIVUS.('Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds')(Book review) CrossCurrents - The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health (12/1/2010)
...961) Jewish and Christian dhimmis were merely tolerated subject peoples; after the death of his son and successor, al-Hakam II, in 976, that Golden Age was over. Under Ibn Abi 'Amir (978-1002), cultural pluralism took a heavy hit; as...

Surgical instrumentation becoming more complex: orthopedic device OEMs are requesting sophisticated designs at lower costs.(SURGICAL: INSTRUMENTATION/DELIVERY)(original equipment manufacturers) Orthopedic Design & Technology (1/1/2010)
...lived from 930 to 1013 A.D. and hailed from the city of El-Zahra, Spain. A renowned surgeon and doctor to King Al-Hakam II, he is often referred to as the "father of modern surgery." Al-Zahrawi is perhaps best known for penning "Al...

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