Why did math and science "die" in the Arab world?

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Probably not the best way to phrase that question.

The Arab world was known for its science and math but now education is being repressed in that region. What happened?

Searocksandtrees

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I understand the Islamic golden age was from 750 to the 1200's. Why did it end? Gengis Khan?

Mongols in Iran

The sack of Baghdad

Wikipedia claims that the siege of Baghdad by the Mongols (1258) was the end of the Islamic "golden age". Is this true? How are the Mongols remembered in modern Islam?

If the Islamic caliphates were at the forefront of science and intellect at their time, why is the Middle East not at least as technologically advanced as the West?

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