This book contains the papers presented at the international congress on Cultural Contacts in Building A Universal Civilization: Islamic Contributions organized by IRCICA and the American University of Sharjah under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Sharjah, and held in Sharjah on 17-19 January 2004.
Leading scholars from the OIC Member States, USA and Europe participated in the congress, contributing articles on philosophical, scientific, technological, artistic and architectural influences of the Muslim world on other cultures in different periods of history.
