FORMER HP CEO TALKS ABOUT ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

FORMER HP CEO TALKS ABOUT ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION




Former HP CEO "Carly Fiorina" in one of her major speech told a

story about Islamic world.

The date was SEPTEMBER 26, 2001, here is an extract from her

speech:

I'll end by telling a story.

There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world.

It was able to create a continental super-state that stretched from

ocean to ocean, and from northern climes to tropics and deserts.

Within its dominion lived hundreds of millions of people, of

different creeds and ethnic origins.

One of its languages became the universal language of much of the

world, the bridge between the peoples of a hundred lands. Its

armies were made up of people of many nationalities, and its

military protection allowed a degree of 1 peace and prosperity that

had never been known. The reach of this civilization's commerce

extended from Latin America to China, and everywhere in between.

And this civilization was driven more than anything, by invention.

Its architects designed buildings that defied gravity. Its

mathematicians created the algebra and algorithms that would enable

the building of computers, and the creation of encryption.2 Its

doctors examined the human body, and found new cures for disease.

Its astronomers looked into the heavens, named the stars, and paved

the way for space travel and exploration.

Its writers created thousands of stories. Stories of courage,

romance and magic. Its poets wrote of love, when others before them

were too steeped in fear to think of such things.3

When other nations were afraid of ideas, this civilization thrived

on them, and kept them alive. When censors threatened to wipe out

knowledge from past civilizations, this civilization kept the

knowledge alive, and passed it on to others.

While modern Western civilization shares many of these traits, the

civilization I'm talking about was the Islamic world from the year

800 to 1600, which included the Ottoman Empire and the courts of

Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo, and enlightened rulers like Suleiman

the Magnificent.4

Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to this other

civilization, its gifts are very much a part of our heritage. The

technology industry would not exist without the contributions of

Arab mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like Rumi challenged

our notions of self and truth. Leaders like Suleiman contributed to

our notions of tolerance and civic leadership.

And perhaps we can learn a lesson from his example: It was

leadership based on meritocracy, not inheritance5. It was

leadership that harnessed the full capabilities of a very diverse

population--that included Christianity, Islamic, and Jewish

traditions.

This kind of enlightened leadership — leadership that nurtured

culture, sustainability, diversity and courage — led to 800 years

of invention and prosperity.

In dark and serious times like this, we must affirm our commitment

to building societies and institutions that aspire to this kind of

greatness. More than ever,6 we must focus on the importance of

leadership-- bold acts of leadership and decidedly personal acts of

leadership.

With that, I'd like to open up the conversation and see what we,

collectively, believe about the role of leadership.

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[silenthunter07]

it ok for the JEWS to have their own land. But the problem here THE ZIONIST not THE JEWS.

The zionist opress the palestine not only the muslim, but the christian and the orthodox jew also. The zionist is a secular sect. And probably they are a satanist sect who using the pagan way in worshiping satan.

Muslim are firghting the Zionist and not the jews.

[ata098]

chemistry is a science which was created by muslims scientists from Arab. Chemistry comes from the word 'kemia' in arabic, Scientists tried different experiments to create solid gold, however were unable to produce that, in the process discovered many chemicals hence the science of chemistry.

Not to forget about Algebra... As the name is self speaking it is exclusive invention of Muslim Mathematicians.

Imagine a world without algebra and algorithms..

[pccrybabyhater1]

@ata098 that was created 100's years before rag heads were on this planet, stop fucking lying you prick, not one invention was invented by a rag head, get fucked

[moeazysgc]

@gigi23035 By Arabs i assuming you mean Muslim! This is a myth n lies there is no evidence or proof that Muslims destroyed the library of Alexandra period! Go research it, it was a story created by biased Christians later on!!!

[jery61007]

@isalmaphobically u are a dumb to talk about Nobel Prize.and the important of Jews.in that...u have to understand that Nobel Prize started only for a few years....even before that there were many inversions by Islamic world in which whole were part of that...and that is the base of many modern science emerged in Europe. in Islamic world people went backward after many invasions of other people and they burned all the libraries and their tradition.it was including Crusaders, Mongols....

[jery61007]

@warwolfii what about Modern Europe and Americans...always killing and stealing others...Muslims have never started a war against Invaders before Europa and America invaded their land..... please read the true news papers...and not the typical islamophobic and anti-Islamic........ read those which stands for truth....

[gigi23035]

The Arabs contributed nothing to any aspect of science .The truth is, before they destroyed the Great Library of Alexandrina they went in and stoled the

information before it was set ablaze, and took the credit for the knowledge

of those things that already excised for there self.

[warwolfii]

It has never been argued that the Islamic civilization has contributed, just as Asians have contributed and Europeans, Africans and Americans. But the fact is that Islamic culture and learning has devolved to a point where it no longer deserves the respect of modern. Please do not tell me about "moderate Muslims." Moderates merely provide a glossy veneer for the fundamentalists who are causing untold suffering in the world. Wake up and read a newspaper!

[Quixoticah]

What a shame that the Islamic world has fallen so far from grace. If modern Muslims would emulate their roots, there would be a far more peaceful world, but alas, they do not. Instead, we deal with a culture that kills the innocent when offended and then turns and threatens more violence when questioned. Abusing tolerance to press intolerance is a joke. I stand firm against modern Islam and pray that would-be Moderate Muslims will soon bring their extremists into the fold.

[emaildoctor]

Arab civilization truly was a glory until Islam became a tyrannical, totalitarian, ideology that incited bloody conquests, dogmatically repressed basic human rights and free expression, demonized, enslaved, slaughtered, and discriminated against non-Muslims, censored science and learning and turned the Muslim world into the most backward, intolerant, ignorant, and violence prone civilization on earth. Why do billions of Muslims live in illiteracy, poverty, and ignorance? Islam.

[ayanie2010]

there is no reason to argue for we already islam is the truth.. no reason to comment back on some ignorant arrogant person who cant seem to accept the truth.. its reality.. islam does not need to prove itself to anyone.. use ur brains for the reason they were created for.. only when u remove that veil from ur heart can u see the truth.. change urself and ur priorities now before time runs out.. do remember death is always around the corner.. tomorrow could be too late..

[isalmaphobically]

and the muslims are still stuck in the 7th century--you've won 2 nobel prizes for peace (LOL). the jews are over represented in the nobels. most muslims in the middle east can't read, much less do algebra. your koran is anti Semitic, anti gay, anti woman, anti freedom, and anti human. your prophet, peas be upon him, was clearly a murdering pedophile and megalomaniac. your religion of peace is a farce if you're not muslim. muslim brotherhood seeks the destruction of the US. you suck