I wrote a letter recently, to the Financial Times, taking on Professor Ralph M. Coury's assertions on the wonders of Islamic history. The Times chose to run a letter similar to mine, but -- let's be frank -- more elegant, from a David Critchley:
A week later a counter, by Dr Salam Rassi, which I post both to be "fair and balanced", and to remind me to get the books recommended, by Khaled El-Rouayheb and Peter Adamson.
