Kennedy’s claim that Arabs ‘don’t produce science’ meets a Nobel Prize reality check
The health secretary’s comments were widely condemned overnight by critics as untrue and racially biased. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made controversial remarks about Arab contributions to science and literary discoveries during a Republican campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The remarks were widely criticized as untrue and racially biased. Kennedy argued that the 500 million Arabs who do not produce science do not contribute to science or humanities due to the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. The vast majority of Muslims worldwide are not Arab. Egyptian law scholar Mohamed El Baradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes. Tawakkol Karman, a Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist, was co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prizes, becoming the first Yemeni and first Arab woman to win.
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The health secretary’s comments — widely condemned overnight by critics as untrue and racially biased — were made while campaigning in a state with a large Arab American population.
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Themen: Nobel Peace Prize
