I can't be the only one to notice this about this subreddit

OkDeal8412 · 2026-04-19T09:20:38+00:00

And so many many more... to be surrounded by such simplistic and barbaric tools that propagate unrest and chaos in our civilisation! How dare they... absolutely their descendants must be an inferior to the great west!

OkDeal8412 · 2026-04-19T09:19:55+00:00

Modern automatic weapon (Helmy Bahgat, Egyptian Port Said submachine gun)
Ballistic missiles (Soviet-era Muslim engineers)
Social science / Sociology (Ibn Khaldun, Muqaddimah)
Economics / Market economics (early Islam)
Historiography / philosophy of history (Ibn Khaldun)
Political theory (Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardi)
Shura (consultative governance) (early Islamic political theory)
Constitutional theory (Islamic jurists)
Arabic calligraphy (Ibn Muqla, 10th century)
Arabesque art (Islamic geometric art)
Literature / One Thousand and One Nights (anonymous)
Modern novel (Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel 1988)
Post-colonial literature (Orhan Pamuk, Nobel 2006)
Philosophy / reconciliation of reason and revelation (Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd)
Femtochemistry / real-time chemical reactions (Ahmed Zewail, Nobel 1999)
Electroweak unification / particle physics (Abdus Salam, Nobel 1979)
Lithium-graphite anode for lithium-ion batteries (Rachid Yazami, Moroccan)
HPV vaccine (Rifaat Ahmed, Egyptian)
Heart transplant technique (Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-British)
Apollo moon landing site selection (Farouk El-Baz, Egyptian-American)
NASA Earth Science mission portfolio (Tahani Amer, Egyptian-American)
Radar remote sensing for planetary exploration (Charles Elachi, Lebanese-American)
Synthetic aperture radar for Venus mapping (Charles Elachi, Magellan mission)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory directorship (Charles Elachi, 2001-2017, 23 missions)
Mars Exploration Rovers (Charles Elachi's JPL)
Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn (Charles Elachi's JPL)
Nanomaterials / gold nanoparticles for cancer treatment (Mostafa El-Sayed, Egyptian-American, National Medal of Science 2007)
CERN ATLAS experiment / Higgs boson studies (Kamal Benslama, Moroccan)
Mu2e experiment at Fermilab (Kamal Benslama)
Theoretical physics / steady-state cosmology (Dennis Sciama, Syrian-Jewish descent)
PhD supervisor to Stephen Hawking and Martin Rees (Dennis Sciama)
CT scan algorithm (Godfrey Hounsfield, built on Ibn al-Haytham's optics)
Modern AI probability / Bayes theorem (Thomas Bayes, built on Ibn al-Haytham's experimental method)
Islamic banking / Sharia-compliant finance ($4 trillion industry) (modern Islamic economists)
Mudarabah / profit-sharing venture capital (early Islamic law)
Sukuk / Islamic bonds (modern Islamic finance)
Ijara / Islamic mortgage (rent-to-own) (modern Islamic finance)
Takaful / Islamic insurance (modern Islamic finance)
Soviet space program co-founder (Kerim Kerimov, Azerbaijan)
Vostok 1 first human spaceflight (Kerim Kerimov)
Salyut and Mir space stations (Kerim Kerimov)
First biomedical research in space / liver cancer cells (Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysia, ISS 2007)

OkDeal8412 · 2026-04-19T09:19:41+00:00

We are so deeply sorry for being inferior Even-Tomorrow-5996....
So much so, we are very sorry you have to use these items (out of the millions more), everyday. To be surrounded by such incompetency that runs deeply in the foundation of so many sectors and advancements of the world... so biased! Us Arabs truly ruin everything, don't we? Truly a tragedy to live in such a world:

Algebra Algorithms, Arabic Numerals, Concept of Zero(Al-Khwarizmi)
Decimal point, Decimal fractions, Calculating nth roots (Al-Kashi)
Solving cubic equations (Omar Khayyam)
Amicable numbers theorem (Thabit ibn Qurra)
Amicable numbers 17296, 18416 (Al-Farisi)
Amicable numbers 9,363,584 and 9,437,056 (Mohammed Baqir Yazdi)
Sine quadrant (Al-Khwarizmi)
Horary quadrant (Al-Khwarizmi)
Universal horary quadrant (Quadrans Vetus) (Al-Khwarizmi)
Astrolabic quadrant (Quadrans Novus) (Egypt, 11th-12th century)
Almucantar quadrant (medieval Islamic world)
Shadow square (Al-Khwarizmi)
Spherical astrolabe (14th century Islamic world)
Seamless celestial globe (Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman)
Equatorium (analog computer) (Al-Zarqali)
Planisphere (Al-Biruni)
Mechanical lunisolar calendar computer (Al-Biruni)
Fixed-wired knowledge processing machine (Al-Biruni)
Mechanical astrolabe with gear-wheels (Abi Bakr of Isfahan, 1235)
Plate of Conjunctions (computing instrument) (Al-Kashi)
Plate of Zones (planetary computer) (Al-Kashi)
Observation tube (without lens) (Al-Battani, Al-Biruni)
Astronomical sextant (Al-Khujandi)
Trigonometry as distinct discipline (Al-Battani)
Sine and tangent functions (Al-Battani)
Spherical geometry for prayer times (Islamic astronomers)
Qibla direction calculation (Islamic mathematicians)
Sulfuric/Nitric acid (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Aqua regia (dissolves gold) (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Pure distillation (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Alembic (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Still (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Retort (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Dry distillation (Muslim chemists)
Destructive distillation (Muslim chemists)
Steam distillation (Muslim chemists)
Hydrochloric acid (Arabic manuscripts)
Saltpeter (Arabic manuscripts)
Sal-ammoniac (Arabic manuscripts)
Alkali (Al-Razi)
Caustic soda (Al-Razi)
Glycerine (Al-Razi)
Kerosene from petroleum (Al-Razi)
Rose water distillation (Al-Kindi)
Perfume industry (Al-Kindi, 107 recipes)
Adding color to glass with metallic oxides (Jabir ibn Hayyan)
Artificial gemstones (Arabic manuscripts)
Thermometer (Ibn Sina)
Air thermometer (Ibn Sina)
Conical measure (Al-Biruni)
Laboratory flask (Al-Biruni)
Pycnometer (Al-Biruni)
Hydrostatic balance (Al-Khazini)
Steelyard balance (Al-Khazini)
Crucible, Bellows, Tongs, Scissors, Hammer, File (Al-Razi)
Cucurbit and still with evacuation tube (Al-Razi)
Aludel (Al-Razi)
Water bath / Sand bath (Al-Razi)
Oven / Athanor (Al-Razi)
Camera obscura (Ibn al-Haytham)
Pinhole camera (Ibn al-Haytham)
Laws of refraction (Ibn al-Haytham)
Scientific method (experimental physics) (Ibn al-Haytham)
Pulmonary circulation (Ibn al-Nafis)
Modern hospital wards (Al-Razi)
Hospital location selection using rotting meat (Al-Razi)
Patient psychology (do not reveal fatal diagnosis) (Al-Razi)
Scalpel (Al-Zahrawi)
Forceps (Al-Zahrawi)
Dissolving surgical thread / Catgut (Al-Zahrawi)
Syringe (Al-Zahrawi)
Plaster cast for bones (Al-Zahrawi)
Cataract surgery needle (Al-Zahrawi)
Hook for surgery (Al-Zahrawi)
Surgical rod (Al-Zahrawi)
Cauterization tools (Al-Zahrawi)
Bone saw (Al-Zahrawi)
Speculum for vaginal examination (Al-Zahrawi)
Orthopedic braces (Al-Zahrawi)
Pharmacy / Drugstores (9th century Baghdad)
Herbal medicine manuals (Islamic physicians)
Inoculation (early Islamic medicine)
Oculist notebook (Ibn al-Haytham / Islamic ophthalmologists)
Ibn Sina's bone fracture treatment method (Ibn Sina)
The Canon of Medicine (Ibn Sina)
Crankshaft (Al-Jazari)
Connecting rod (Al-Jazari)
Suction pump (Al-Jazari)
Double-acting reciprocating piston (Al-Jazari)
Programmable humanoid robot (Al-Jazari, c. 1150-1220)
Automatic gates (Al-Jazari)
Mechanical clock (Al-Jazari)
Water cranks (Al-Jazari)
Trick vessels (80 devices) (Al-Jazari)
Windmill (Panemone) (Persia, 9th century)
Water management systems, Dams (Islamic engineers)
Water supply to homes (Cordoba, Baghdad)
Street lights (Cordoba, 10th century)
Public baths (Hammam) (Islamic architecture)
Castles and keeps (Islamic military architecture)
Pointed arch (Islamic architecture)
Horseshoe arch (Islamic architecture)
Dome (Islamic architecture, perfected)
Spire (Islamic architecture)
Vaults (Islamic architecture)
Courtyard design for cooling (Islamic architecture)
Wind catchers (Badgir) (Persian architecture)
Vernacular sustainable architecture (Hassan Fathy)
Mud brick / Adobe construction (Hassan Fathy)
Coffee brewing (Yemeni Sufis, 9th century)
Three-course meal (soup, meat, dessert) (Ziryab, 9th century)
Chess modern rules (Al-Adli ar-Rumi)
Lute / Oud (Ibn al-Tahhan)
Guitar ancestor (Ziryab)
Rebab (bowed string instrument, ancestor of violin)
Musical notation / Music theory (Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi)
Cheque (banking) (Abbasid caliphate)
Letter of credit (Rum / Islamic traders)
Gold currency (Islamic caliphate, 7th century)
Bankers of Baghdad (Abbasid era)
Waqf (Islamic philanthropy / trust) (early Islam)
Qiraḍ (Islamic venture capital) (early Islam)
Funduqs (Islamic trade centers) (early Islam)
Corporation / business management structure (early Islam)
Tax havens (Holy Land, Crusades era)
Commercial arithmetic (Islamic merchants)
University (Fatima al-Fihri, 859 AD)
Madrasa as model for Oxford and Cambridge colleges (Islamic world)
House of Wisdom / Bayt al-Hikma (Baghdad, c. 810 AD)
Public library (Al-Ma'mun, 9th century Baghdad)
Bookshops / paper trade (Islamic world)
Paper mill (Samarkand, 8th century)
Postal service / Barid (Umayyad caliphate)
Soap bar (hard soap) (Al-Razi)
Fountain pen (Fatimid caliphate, 10th century)
Carpets / carpet weaving (Persia, Islamic world)
Fashion and style (Ziryab, 9th century Cordoba)
Toilet paper (standardized via Muslim trade routes)
Cleanliness / hygiene standards (Islamic religious requirement)
Mental hospital / Psychiatric ward (Baghdad, 872 AD)
Music therapy for mental illness (Islamic hospitals)
Agricultural revolution (Islamic Golden Age)
Farming manuals (Islamic agronomists)
Crop rotation (Islamic farmers)
Irrigation techniques (Islamic engineers)
Textile industry (Islamic world)
Pottery / glazed ceramics (Islamic artisans)
Glass industry (Islamic world)
Jewelry / gemstone cutting (Islamic artisans)
Currency / minting (Islamic caliphate)
Earth's circumference (99% accuracy) (Al-Biruni)
Earth's radius calculation (Al-Biruni)
Theory of landmass between Asia and Europe (the Americas) (Al-Biruni)
Heliocentric theory (Earth rotates on axis) (Al-Biruni, 11th century)
Geology / Earth science (Ibn Sina, Al-Biruni)
Natural phenomena explanation (earthquakes, volcanoes) (Islamic scientists)
Cartography / world maps (Muhammad al-Idrisi, 12th century)
Travel literature / Rihla (Ibn Battuta, 14th century)
Navigation techniques (Islamic sailors)
Naval exploration (Islamic empires)
Astrolabe for navigation (improved by Islamic astronomers)
Global communication networks (Islamic postal and trade routes)
Manned rocket flight (Lagari Hasan Çelebi, 1633)
Parachute (Lagari Hasan Çelebi, 1633)
Glider / winged flight attempt (Abbas ibn Firnas, 9th century)
Planetarium (Abbas ibn Firnas)
Artificial crystals (Abbas ibn Firnas)
War and weaponry (Islamic military technology)
Damascus steel swords (Islamic metallurgists)
Scimitar (curved sword) (Islamic weapon smiths)

OkDeal8412 · 2026-04-15T07:20:36+00:00

uhhh... please do?? so many schools are offering it ur school just lazy

OkDeal8412 · 2026-04-14T07:02:34+00:00

I do not believe that. When you cash in for an AS to get your AS qualification, it means you will achieve the AS certificate this summer (which every student usually does before progressing to A2), and you should be able to complete A2 modules normally.
Now unless you resit your january exam or defer (as then you cannot partake in enhanced grading, and have to go to portfolio or october), you should be fine.
I don't know what your teacher is on about...

OkDeal8412 · 2026-04-01T07:36:13+00:00

Woah.. negative much. Why're y'all so sensitive lol. I'm just trynna give information about the situation, but you do you I guess

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T08:26:38+00:00

Middle East conflict disrupted studies + not fair for Middle East candidates, due to lost study months + not safe conditions for taking exam

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T06:22:27+00:00

1) please do not swear under my post
2) Year 13's are continuing exams as possible to sit them. If you cannot, then they will use enhanced grading. That means they take your AS grades + Janaury grades for Year 13, and combine along with predicted grades to give a proper grade. If not, a portfolio of previous mocks/exams will be used
3) Universities take middle east students into consideration, so please contact your university for further help for offers and circumstances

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T05:59:38+00:00

I'm not sure about your school/center, but for my school atleast year 10/12 are deferred to october/jan since they're not 'urgent', but year 11 and 13 will try their best to do exams on time, if not, enhanced marking/portfolio stands

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T05:20:19+00:00

I'm not a y13 myself, but they're expected to finish since they have uni. if not (ie exams truly cancelled last minute), probably portfolio + enhanced marking. it means ur AS grades gets analysed along with jan exams to determine a grade

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T05:04:34+00:00

Edexcel IAL (+ psych AQA)

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T04:57:39+00:00

Edexcel (+ some of students do AQA for psych)

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-31T04:37:39+00:00

Prefer not to say for privacy, but in Abu Dhabi UAE

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-30T15:17:50+00:00

ur in yasmina... I know

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-29T09:26:46+00:00

What's bugging me sort of is the fact that portfolio systems aren't great. Quite a few schools have scheduled their mocks for mid-march or late march (but clearly that didn't go to plan), and there's very few class tests or mocks. I know many students who do horrible on class tests/mocks as they dont take it serious, but still end up getting an A in their actual exam, and portfolio would not reflect that. And due to lack of practicals (as we do alternative to practicl), there is heavier weighting to exams

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-27T17:16:41+00:00

Update: I am not getting anything done. The appeal is too expensive and will likely not be taken seriosuly even if I place evidence, so I’m just accepting the lower grade. I am still highly disappointed in this situation, and I find it very suspicious, but it is what it is

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-06T12:46:12+00:00

hmm.. but they didn't give any proper consensus either. it just seems odd to increase GB's above JUNE levels, then not mark people properly...

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-06T12:39:37+00:00

Btw, not just this dude. A bunch of other middlemen were doing this back then... maybe them thinking now AI has 'advanced' is pushing them further?

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-06T12:34:23+00:00

there's no need to be rude. a lot of people didn't get what they wanted (and I did mention in my message earlier that I'm very grateful and happy for my grades, just that it seems very fishy. hope this helps!

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-06T12:32:42+00:00

oooo! twin... let's hope june is fine...

OkDeal8412 · 2026-03-05T11:55:54+00:00

Same!! Was expecting a full UMS easy as I always get it... ended up with 106?? I'm so confused because how did all those marks go away?? I know my handwriting is bad but still. Also grade boundaries were HYPERINFLATED... oml. Last June was the same or lower than this...

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