Propaganda works in so many ways, I find it curious too. Especially when you look at the source material, the author and what agenda they're trying to push.
I am aware, but ignorant of the "rules" that the BBC follows. Some internal script to moderate, guideline and direct what they publish, how they publish, etc.
Then again the same can be said of any government backed, funded news agency. But I do agree alot of Islamic math is given, even to defaults such as "arabic numbers."
But this is above what I know. :) It's something I'd like to narrow down, learn and discover, but it's just quite a bit of info to take.
The "rules" are mostly unspoke conventions but the BBC tries to do its bit to damp down racial hatred and the like and give Islam seems to get in the headlines mostly for Islamic State type stuff I think they feel a need to counterbalance that a bit.
Why do you think they treat religions as being as important as race but not other beliefs like political, conspiracy theories, or certain other religions? BBC certainly isn't doing much to damp down political hatred so what's their true aim? I'd guess it's just to reinforce whatever arbitrary ideals of "good" and "bad" their culture has converged on and actually stoke hatred towards their perceived enemies because their culture encourages that.
Modern Islam is pretty strongly anti-science and has been for half its existence - since the end of the golden age. So it's probably not enlightening to think of those ancient people as being part of the same group as modern Muslims. It's almost a different religion. Then, it was open to free thinking and tolerant of outsiders and non-Muslims. Now, it's socially conservative, rigid in what thoughts are allowed, isolationist and intolerant of anyone critical of the religion.
I am aware, but ignorant of the "rules" that the BBC follows. Some internal script to moderate, guideline and direct what they publish, how they publish, etc.
Then again the same can be said of any government backed, funded news agency. But I do agree alot of Islamic math is given, even to defaults such as "arabic numbers."
But this is above what I know. :) It's something I'd like to narrow down, learn and discover, but it's just quite a bit of info to take.