#International Day of Light
The study of light has led to promising alternative energy sources and lifesaving medical advances in diagnostics technology and treatments. These transformative technologies were developed through centuries of fundamental research on the properties of light, including pioneering work such as Ibn Al-Haytham's seminal Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), published in 1015. As the world celebrates the International Day of Light on 16 May, various Arab physicists have left an indelible mark on the Arab world's understanding and utilization of this…