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Zero was an Import from India
Reader comment on item: Dinesh D'Souza Walks on the Dark Side
in response to reader comment: discovery of zero

Submitted by Singha (India), Mar 17, 2007 at 22:22

The so called arabic numerals are not arab. They are Indian.

Islamic civilisation that represents dark forces of medieval barbarianism is incapable of innovation such as zero.

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LOVE the gratuitous slam on "foreign service officers" (sic) [19 words]JeffMay 1, 2007 16:36
D'souza [131 words]joshuaApr 10, 2007 17:11
Ahh...D'Souza [157 words]Pro-Israeli DemocratMar 25, 2007 19:22
Response to D'Souza [105 words]DAVID R. GROESBECKMar 19, 2007 04:17
Overfocus on israel results in blinkered vision [82 words]RaviMar 18, 2007 14:18
Where did D'Souza go wrong? [317 words]Dr. M. D'SouzaMar 17, 2007 12:24
On the Dark Side of D'Souza [105 words]dsRonMar 16, 2007 23:19
discovery of zero [100 words]john h. rubelMar 16, 2007 19:02
↔ ⇒ Zero was an Import from India [27 words]SinghaMar 17, 2007 22:22
↔ To Singhel, Rubel and Zero [150 words]LeeMar 27, 2007 06:51
↔ TOTALLY WRONG [10 words]roopam royJan 2, 2008 02:59
↔ Discovery of Zero [7 words]Dr. Indra MukhopadhyayOct 1, 2008 02:02
↔ who discovered the zero? [19 words]aviral kumar mishra.Feb 13, 2009 22:52
↔ Discovery of Zero... [258 words]MitraSep 10, 2009 07:25
↔ Zero [71 words]MaramSep 23, 2009 19:58
D'Souza in context [43 words]Gideon KannerMar 16, 2007 12:03
D'Souza book [54 words]Dennis GravesMar 16, 2007 11:22
I've read his book... [121 words]JoshuaMar 12, 2007 21:53
Sorry Dr. Pipes, I disagree. [194 words]Brooks ImperialMar 12, 2007 16:42
↔ D'Souza [23 words]JamaMar 19, 2007 14:58
D'Souza plays perverted game of 'good cop' 'bad cop' presents Al Qaeda as having socially redeeming value [319 words]Ben van de PolderMar 8, 2007 09:04
Dinesh D'Souza Blames the West and secularists for Muslim rage [204 words]Ben van de PolderMar 7, 2007 20:17
Revert? [25 words]DaisyMar 7, 2007 13:49
↔ His dark side? [31 words]surjitMar 17, 2007 18:31
↔ Surjit [65 words]DaisyMar 17, 2007 22:44
↔ D'Souza [79 words]Drs Sears AppalsamyMar 18, 2007 09:15

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