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Fun fact: the word “algorithm” is named after its inventor, Persian (Iranian) mathematician Al Khwarizmi, who lived 1300 years ago. He is also the father of algebra (named after his book Al Jabr) and popularized the number system we all use today.https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Khwarizmi …
Next time you read about Iran in the news, please consider this is an ancient culture whose inventions you use anytime you use any technology of any sort.
Mesopotamia culture underestimate.
Whereas, the infrastructure of many technologies in the world was found mesopotamia
Hrmm. Should we equate the current regime to the rulers & culture in the time of al-Khwarizmi, and was he of the same culture that battled 1000 yrs earlier w/ the Greeks? Feels like even though the name is the same, the culture and government shifts massively and is totally new?
I'm sure the current rulers would love us to see them as heirs to a several thousand year dynasty, as opposed to seeing them as violent, misogynist theocratic totalitarians with dangerous ambitions ... is the former really a fair way to view it?
My understanding is that the people of Iran are advanced and educated in every way, and the totalitarian/theocratic government does not represent them. Correct me if I'm wrong.
You’re correct. That’s why I didn’t mention the government. When a government or country defines itself around a religion that seems to me like being on the wrong side of history.
Until moments ago I hadn't considered why he chose to call it al jabr.. In Arabic jabr seems to mean predestination, inevitability. Makes me wonder how "al jabr" would have sounded like to his contemporaries.. maybe something like "Of Inevitable Truths"?
I have several Iranian woven items in my home that are extremely beautiful. That is what I normally think about.
Just for the sake of accuracy, as per the article you shared Alkhawarizmi was not Iranian, but a Persian man living in Baghdad. Therefore, a citizen of the Abbāsid state. I don't think the current state of Iran existed in that era Correct me if I'm wrong
I think @hadip has mentioned Iran just to help readers locate the (approximate) geographical area of Persia on a map.
Move over critical race theory: why aren’t we teaching American numbers in our skools?! 
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