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The surprising thing about history's "golden ages" is that they (so far) don't stay golden.

Today the Muslim world isn't known for its prosperity. It's more known for poverty and oppression.

But it was once "the leading civilization on the planet when it came to science, technology and freedom,” says historian Johan Norberg.
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