>In the Islamic world, the Caliph (who, at the time, was identical with the Ottoman Sultan) banned the use of the printing press by Muslims in 1485. (Unbeliever

>In the Islamic world, the Caliph (who, at the time, was identical with the Ottoman Sultan) banned the use of the printing press by Muslims in 1485. (Unbelievers could print whatever they wanted in their languages and for their exclusive consumption.) [...] >If you look at the entire history of suppressing misinformation, you will see that: >a) in the long run, freer societes did better, Quite. As a result, 10,000 books have been translated into Arabic in the past 1,000 years. That is fewer than the number translated in Spain in one year. <https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3e2xho/til_that_10000_books_have_been_translated_into/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3e2xho/til_t...>