Fool's Gold in the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization

They gave us algebra and chemistry, but, according to an article in the November/December issue of the Skeptical Inquirer, they did not invent flight.  In fact, according to the magazine, the touring exhibit 1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization has many serious misrepresentations of the contribution of Moslims to the advancement of knowledge.  To me, the funniest example was that of the invention of flight: eagle feathers? seriously? based on a chronicle written 700 years after the alleged event?  Among other busted myths of Muslim contribution: optics, clocks, colleges.  According to the authors of the article,

These gross errors are just a sample—similar problems repeatedly show up throughout the exhibition catalog.

 You can read a part of this article here.  Hopefully, it will eventually become available in full on their website (if they have the cojones).