at the museum of islam a canteen they've an early copy of the key target in their collection. i'm really excited about this manuscript bill because it's probably one of the most famous texts in the medieval world the original was written in midnight century by the funny movie brothers one was an astronomer one was a mathematician one was in the other. and they were really the center of scientific life in. the golden age of science the ambassador caylee moon recognized the talents of the brothers from an early age and sent them to study in the house of wisdom in baghdad where great texts were gathered from across the globe and translated into arabic during their time in the house of wisdom they grew in influence and even became patrons of other translators as well as translation they wrote many works of their own. fluting the book of tricks. is called the tablet which literally means the tricks of trickery but they're not tricks in the sense of magic tricks these are contraptions and devices and executive toys is probably the best term for it but i mean it's full of beautiful d

at istanbul's museum of the history of science and technology in islam dr left quinn turn is a scholar of ancient geography together we're looking at moon's map this map dates back to the reign of mahmoud in the first third of the ninth century the floor of period of a replica islamic science in baghdad i guess what was different about is that they wanted to improve on on the greeks maps absolutely they measured the. after and of course the but that didn't even exist in the time. they had to i guess add all these new cities medicare as well as well absolutely so there were a lot of more precise caught in the moment movement was from the very early years of the golden age here we have an example of a map several centuries later the culmination of of geography in islamic empire it's a map of the world but it's not one that i recognise i don't see any countries that look perfect they should all maps asshole thwarts oriented so africa is always on the top the top so in fact so this is upside down it is upside down we can turn it recognize it. that's better. ok so now i see arabia and the m

museum of the history of science and technology in islam dr ben left quintillion is a scholar of ancient geography together we're looking at moon's map. to the reign of mahmoud in the first third of the ninth century the florestan period of a replica islamic science in baghdad i guess what was different about is that they wanted to improve on on the greeks maps absolutely they measured. by and of course the but that didn't even exist in the time of opportunities or they had to i guess add all these new cities medicare as well as well absolutely so there were a lot of more precise caught in the moment movement was from the very early years of the road age here we have an example of a map several centuries later the culmination of of geography in islamic empire it's a map of the world but it's not one that i recognise i don't see any countries that look perfect they should know all the rhetoric maps asshole thwarts oriented so africa is always on the top the top so in fact so this is upside down it is upside down we can turn it recognise it. that's better than a ok so now i see arabia and

i've come to the museum of islamic art in our town where among their many artifacts they have a wonderful collection of astrally it's standing back almost a thousand years and i'm hoping that one of their curators dr nor can is going to tell me what's special about a couple of them. the lovely thing about astral legs nor is that before the invention of the telescope these devices were incredibly important how far back the astral apes go when were they first well adapted the story in say they go back to three hundred b.c. in greece and the word comes from the arabic a lot of love exactly originally from the greek to grasp the stars because actually what you have here is a handheld model of the sky. astral apes offered only a few functions but during the golden age astronomers developed more sophisticated astral apes this one is very very elaborate and it's multi-functional that's true it's in many ways with the the computers of the day and they basically served a number of purposes you can use it to find the time of day or night you could decide prayer times you could navigate you could me

at istanbul's museum of the history of science and technology in islam doctor didn't live quintillion is a scholar of ancient geography together we're looking at moon's map this map dates back to the reign of mahmoud and the first third of the ninth century the flora period of a replica islamic science and bugger that i guess what was different about is that they wanted to improve on on the greeks maps absolutely they measured the. after and of course the but that didn't even exist in the time. they had to i guess i had all these new cities medicare as well as well absolutely so there were a lot of more precise courtin. was from the very early years of the golden age here we have an example of a map several centuries later the culmination of of geography and empire it's a map of the world but it's not one that i recognise i don't see any countries that look perfect they should all it. warts oriented every cuz always on the top the top. so in fact so this is upside down it is upside down we're going to turn it recognize it yes that's better. ok so now i see arabia and the mediterranean

one of the most spectacular exhibits in the collection of the museum of islamic art goes largely unnoticed by visitors for the digital world is coming to its rescue can i call myers latest project is the richly carved wood done that was originally housed in the knesset palaces of the world famous alhambra in grenada spain in berlin the dome is forced to lead a wallflower existence for conservation reasons. because if you believe the dome is very poorly illuminated here in berlin. visitors can appreciate the way they could amid the light conditions in the alhambra them so our aim is to recreate those lighting conditions virtually to allow visitors both here in the berlin museum and visitors to the alhambra and experience of the dome in its original context. invasion contex a thief. in eight hundred ninety one the banker arthur fund grinnell was granted permission by the spanish authorities to move the john to germany he had acquired a small palace on the alhambra from a spanish opera singer and later bequeath it to the spanish state but he decided to keep the don't feed himself for a time i

at istanbul's museum of the history of science and technology in islam they have built working models of some of al jazeera water devices dr death left when turned explains them to me. as you have a look inside this building you can see the donkey and this stone creamery roofing mechanism bringing into running these gears as you can see and then lifting the water up to these channels that's quite a sophisticated machine it is a surface. he was more fascinating engineering. water devices like hell gerry's were hugely important throughout the islamic world as their empire spread across the globe. engineers of the golden age built reservoirs and impressive dams many of which still survived today across the middle east and islamic spain as well as these dams in places like cord of iran and syria irrigation was also provided by nor ears from the arabic now which are giant scooping waterwheels but as populations grew throughout the islamic world it became necessary to have more advanced devices and towards the end of the truss century developed sophisticated water pumps. so have all of this

of the islamic world. born in the trial century he served as a royal engineer at the are two clue palace in what is now turkey. at istanbul's museum of the history of science and technology in islam they have built working models of some of al jazeera water devices dr death left when turned explains them to me. as you have a look inside this building you can see the donkey and this stone creamery roofing mechanism bringing into running these gears as you can see and then lifting the water up to these channels that's quite a sophisticated machine it is a surface. he was more fascinating engineering. water devices like hell gerry's were hugely important throughout the islamic world as their empire spread across the globe. engineers of the golden age built reservoirs and impressive dams many of which still survived today across the middle east and islamic spain as well as these dams in places like cord of iran and syria irrigation was also provided by nor ears from the arabic now which are giant scooping waterwheels but as populations grew throughout the islamic world it became necessary to have more advanced devices and towards the

of the islamic world. born in the trial century he served as a royal engineer at the are two clue palace in what is now turkey. at istanbul's museum of the history of science and technology in islam they have built working models of some of al-jazeera rees water devices dr death left when turn explains them to me. as you have a look inside this building you can see the donkey and this stone creamery moving mechanism bringing into running these gears as you can see and then lifting the water up to these channels that's quite a sophisticated machine it is a surface. he was more fascinating engineering. water devices like hell gerry's were hugely important throughout the islamic world as their empire spread across the globe. engineers of the golden age built reservoirs and impressive dams many of which still survived today across the middle east and islamic spain as well as these dams in places like cord of iran and syria irrigation was also provided by nor ears from the arabic now which are giant scooping waterwheels but as populations grew throughout the islamic world it became necessary to have more advanced devices and towards th

of the islamic world. born in the trial century he served as a royal engineer at the are two clue palace in what is now turkey. at istanbul's museum of the history of science and technology in islam they have built working models of some of al-jazeera water devices talk to debt left when turn explains them to me. as you have a look inside this building you can see the donkey and this stone creamery to bring a mechanism to bring into running these gears as you can see and then lifting the water up to these channels that's quite a sophisticated machine it is a surface. he was more fascinating engineering. water devices like hell gerry's were hugely important throughout the islamic world as their empire spread across the globe. engineers of the golden age built reservoirs and impressive dams many of which still survived today across the middle east and islamic spain as well as these dams in places like cord of iran and syria irrigation was also provided by nor ears from the arabic now which are giant scooping waterwheels but as populations grew throughout the islamic world it became necessary to have more advanced devices and towards

national accused of carrying out a terror attack after returning from middle east where he had joined the so-called islamic state prosecutors have charged. with entering a jewish museum in central cross and twenty fourteen and gunning down four people it was the first of a series of attacks in europe attributed to i.a.s. . and a group of teenage skiers from germany have been pulled alive from an avalanche in the alps the school's group was on a beginner's slope in austria when they were suddenly hit by masses of snow another teenager skier in a different location was unfortunately not so lucky he was killed after being hit by an avalanche the news comes as parts of southern germany and the alps are dealing with the heaviest snowfall in two decades we will have more from our correspondent in the area in just a moment but first this report. in austria me have been put to work to battle the elements carefully clearing the especially damp and heavy snowfall to prevent house reefs from collapsing. some of austria's mountain regions have the highest avalanche warning level people are being evacuated from mountain huts many roads are closed. experts are particularly concern

of nine hundred seventy nine the american embassy has become a museum. inside everything has been preserved as it was. a last reminder of the heroic time surrounding the foundation of the islamic republic. this anti americanism did not prevent iran from being pragmatic and negotiating a resolution to the nuclear crisis with the united states on january the sixteenth two thousand and sixteen at the headquarters of the international atomic energy agency in vienna dignitaries signed a joint comprehensive plan of action. now your work really begins yes yes. the economic sanctions on iran were officially lifted for the first time since the one nine hundred seventy nine revolution washington and tehran have managed to resolve an international crisis through diplomacy and dialogue the historic antagonism between the two countries might soon become a thing of the past. i think president obama and secretary kerry held out some hope that in the long for very long starting a diplomatic. process with iran making it ok for americans to speak with iran showing that we could do deals with iran could help over time change iran's foreign policy as opposed to always just containing iran and bei

in two people working in the museum is the first trial in europe of the suspect alleged to have carried out an attack after returning from training with the so-called islamic state in the middle east the attack is also the first of a series of terrorist incidents in europe attributed to riots. and earlier i spoke with our correspondent in brussels teri schultz also sent in to what she had to say. hi sara well this morning what is expected to get underway is that the prosecution will lay out its argument and that's almost two hundred pages and that . defense will then begin on tuesday was actually happening is that there's been some procedural snags that have delayed things a bit but we do expect this afternoon that the prosecution will begin describing its arguments will begin giving more details more evidence of why they believe that we should be sentenced to life in prison for these murders at the jewish museum in two thousand and fourteen and when we talk about him specifically i mean prosecutors say that he came back from syria where he joined us what more do we know in terms of those details. the background of mehdi is very typical of the european mos

and two people working in the museum it's the first trial in europe of a suspect alleged to have carried out an attack after returning from training with so-called islamic state in the middle east the attack was also the first of a series of terrorist incidents in europe attributed to islamic state. some sports now an international football's governing body has asked thailand to release a bahraini player facing extradition to his home country hakim. was arrested in bangkok two months ago on an interpol warrant issued it bahrain's request all arrived he has been convicted in bahrain of vandalizing a police station a crime he denies having fermented he has refugee status in australia where he plays where a second division team. and in football's asia cup used edged out oman with a late goal to seal a two one victory and four time champions japan battled back from a goal down to beat took man to stand three two that thanks to two goals from brame striker yo saku and qatar posted a two nil win against levon on that after a scoreless first half. this is news live from berlin don't forget you can always find out more about these and other stories our web site

at a jewish museum in brussels back in twenty fourteen has opened amid high security the attack was the first in a series of terrorist incidents in europe attributed to the so-called islamic state . australian foreign minister marie spain says there's no time frame for when australia will decide on an asylum request by a saudi woman now. alcove new is in thailand after she fled her home country out of fear that her family might kill her the u.n. says that she qualifies as a refugee a funeral service for five teenage girls killed last week in a fire has been held in poland officials joined relatives and friends for the emotional ceremony the girls were celebrating a birthday at a recreational is ski side but were trapped inside when the fire. were german chancellor angela merkel is in greece for talks with prime minister alexis tsipras and other officials there it's the chancellor's first visit since twenty fourteen and it comes just four months after greece emerged from its final bailout package now ahead of the formal talks with the press merkel highlighted the improvement of greece's finances relations between the two countries have calmed since miracles previous visits

two people working at the museum well it's the first trial in europe of a suspect alleged to have carried out an attack after returning from training with the so-called islamic state in syria and iraq the attack was also the first of a series of terrorist incidents in europe attributed to i.a.s. . across europe the heaviest snowfall in two decades is bringing daily life in alpine regions grinding to a halt at least sixteen people are reported to have died from weather related causes in the past week austria has been especially hard hit forecasters warn that there'll be more snow and in some places even avalanche warnings are at their highest level. it is a beautiful sight but the snow laden slopes also spell danger many mountainsides in austria so heavy with snow that the army is preparing to sort of avalanches with controlled explosions in the past twenty four hours at a snowed nonstop. most of the unforseen limit it makes sense to set off these explosions that's a common strategy to defuse the situation but the areas with the highest threat level there above two thousand two hundred meters you cannot set off explosions there because you can't get there and

people working at the museum he's alleged to have carried out the attack after returning from training with the so-called islamic state in syria and iraq on the attack was also the first of a series of terrorist incidents in europe attributed to i.a.s. returning and our correspondent teri schultz has this report now from brussels. many people in brussels know exactly where they were that horrific moment more precisely after those eighty two seconds and i remember i was at my home i don't know my father just called me and he said where are you. with my family and he told me that the shooting took place in three that the museum initial reports of gunfire in the street turned out to be this a gunman suspected of being french nationals met in a movie entering the museum and shooting in his really couple and two museum employees. and this is his kid i saw his parents and them in except here then the gunman put his weapons in a duffel bag and disappeared all in less than a minute and a half the world kind of challenge for us not only jewish community the whole population of course wolf. was picked up a few days later on a bus in france still carrying what are thought to be the

killing of at least twenty three museums by the army triggered a separatist uprising there since then more than a hundred thousand people have been killed and millions more have been displaced moro islamic liberation. front or m.i.l.f. is a key player in the separatist movement a peace agreement was reached back in twenty fourteen after two decades of negotiations with the philippine government that's led to a new law which paves the way for the creation of the bangsamoro government in return the m.i.l.f. will give up its weapons mobilize its thirty thousand fighters will terroristic coups del rosario works at the dialogue of civilizations research institute in berlin she says many armed groups remain active.