The lecture revolved around “Trends of Historical Writing on the Middle Islamic Ages in the Department of History, College of Arts, University of Baghdad,” which is a very important topic that sheds light on the mutual relations between the Islamic and European worlds throughout the Middle Ages. The lecture shed light on the content and trends of historical studies on the Islamic period during the Middle Ages, through dissertations and theses as scientific outputs of the Department of History at the College of Arts at the University of Baghdad over a period of three decades. It drew on the establishment of the College of Arts in 1949 and the establishment of the Department of Social Studies (Departments of History and Geography) on the recommendation of the Minister of Education, Sadiq Al-Bassam, and with the blessing of the British Chancellor at the time, Arthur Morgan, who was invited by the Iraqi government. One should refer to the pioneers of the Iraqi Historical School who graduated from European universities, led by Professor Jawad Ali who graduated from German universities, Professor Mustafa Jawad from French universities, and Professors Salih Ahmed Ali and Abdel Aziz Al Douri from British universities. These professors transferred their knowledge of the Middle Ages to the Department of History at the University of Baghdad. The lecture also provided quantitative statistics of trends of historical writing about the medieval Islamic ages and their connection to the history of the European Middle Ages.
