Section I: History Guiding the Future, the Ibn al-Haytham LegacyChapter 1: Ibn al-haytham’s scientific research programmeChapter 2: Light and vision before ibn al-haytham the perspective of islamic theologyChapter 3: From the Reasons of Light to the Lights of ReasonChapter 4: Translating and interpreting ibn al-haytham’s optics from arabic to latin New light on the vocabulary of reflection and refractionChapter 5: Ibn al-haytham the founder of scientific pluralismChapter 6: Ibn al-Haytham Founder of Physiological Optics?Chapter 7: Ibn al-Haytham’s ProblemChapter 8: Ibn al-haytham and his influence on post-mediaeval western cultureSection II: Light-Based Technologies for the FutureChapter 9: Photonic Technology Recent Developments and Challenges of the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 10: Ibn Al-Haytham’s Thousand-Year Journey From Basra To MarsChapter 11: Ibn al-Haytham and the International Year of Light His LegacyChapter 12: New Short-Wavelength Pulsed Light SourcesChapter 13: Lighting From Human Evolution to Sustainable RevolutionChapter 14: Mediaeval Arab Achievements in OpticsSection III: Optics and Photonics in the Arab and Islamic World, Education and Investment in Light Sciences and TechnologyChapter 15: Need to Create International Science Centres in Arab CountriesChapter 16: SESAME: The First Synchrotron Light Source in the Middle East and Neighbouring RegionsChapter 17: Scientific Translation A Tool from Shadow to LightChapter 18: Optics and Photonics Research in LebanonIndexRe