Muslim glory

It is heartening to learn that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is going to launch its first mission to Mars jointly by the Arab and Muslim world. Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said “We, thanks to Allah, have begun arrangements for launching the first Arab-Islamic probe to explore planet Mars and it will be the outset for Arabs entering the space era.”

While heartily congratulating the UAE, I pray to Allah for the success of the mission. This is a matter of pride for the entire Muslim world. Many people may forget but the truth is that once Muslims ruled the world with utmost glory and the entire world should be grateful for their contribution in medicine, science, astronomy, philosophy etc. which is now going to be erased from our memory by the Western propaganda of portraying Muslims as 'terrorists'.

Professor M Zahidul Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System
SAU, Dhaka