Africa Global Village: Interview with H.E. Dr. Saeed Seyed Agha Banihashemi Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Hungary

AGV: Dr. Saeed, in your paper “Connection of Old and New Mathematics” you refer to the universality of mathematics and quote the influence of Greece and India on the mathematicians of the Islamic Empire. You also note that great mathematicians must be ready to admit mistakes made in the past and that there is always room to learn new things, suggesting that over time there is a linear progression in knowledge.

DAMASCUS, Sept. 17  -- The Damascus-based Islamic Hamas movement said Saturday the Palestinian authority's decision to seek statehood at the United Nations was made unilaterally and resistance is the genuine road to liberate all Palestinian lands occupied by Israel.