# RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he is very wrong

https://mins.news/en/item/117981

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-27 19:12 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/uss-rfk-jr-claims-arabs-dont-produce-science-why-hes-very-very-wrong?traffic_source=rss

> US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said Arabs had made no contributions to mathematics, science or literature at a campaign event in Michigan. Critics called the remarks racist, Islamophobic and factually wrong, citing Arab achievements across fields including algebra, medicine, optics, geography and literature.

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