Q: This week’s question comes courtesy of Reynaldo Ramos: “We call the numbering system we use today ‘Arabic numerals.’ We all know that this number system was invented by the ...

Arabic numerals are practically ubiquitous in the United States. You can see them in the title of this article, in the publishing date, or on any digital clock. In short, and according to ...

Centuries ago, a prestigious Islamic library brought Arabic numerals to the world. Though the library long since disappeared, its mathematical revolution changed our world. The House of Wisdom sounds ...

Before there was a Western civilization, there was Islamic civilization. By Mustafa Akyol Mr. Akyol is a regular contributing writer of Op-Eds for The Times. Should Americans, as part of their school ...