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RFK Jr. falsely claims Arab Muslims produce no prizeworthy science or literature
Original: RFK Jr. falsely says Arab Muslims don’t produce prizeworthy science, literature
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that Arab Muslims have not produced prizeworthy science or literature, a claim contradicted by the record of Arab and Muslim winners of Nobel Prizes and other major awards, including Naguib Mahfouz in literature and Ahmed Zewail in chemistry. Commentators are criticising the statement as factually wrong and prejudiced, with fact-checkers and outlets pointing to decades of recognised achievement from the Arab and Muslim world.
Why now: A prominent public figure made a widely debunked and inflammatory claim about Arab and Muslim contributions to science and literature, drawing condemnation and corrections.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Naguib MahfouzAhmed ZewailNobel Prize
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- RFK Jr. falsely says Arab Muslims don’t produce prizeworthy science, literature · The Washington Post
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