By: Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood
3 October 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
The Organization of the Islamic Conference is reforming its science programme. But will change lead to better science? Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood report
“Together, we comprise one quarter of the world’s population; we hold 70 per cent of world’s energy resources, yet almost 86 per cent of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Islam'
SciDev.Net: All change for science in the OIC
October 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Islamic Science · Islam · COMSTECH · OIC Member Countries
Science and the Islamic World - The Quest for a Reproachment
September 29th, 2007 · No Comments
By: Pervez Hoodbhoy
Published in Physics Today (August, 2007)
“If Muslim societies are to develop technology instead of just using it, the ruthlessly competitive global marketplace will insist on not only high skill levels but also intense social work habits. The latter are not easily reconcilable with religious demands made on a fully observant Muslim’s time, energy, […]
Tags: Cultural Influences · Higher Education · Islam · Religious Influences · Science
Science and Islam in Conflict
July 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
By Todd Pitock
Discover Magazine - July 2007
All over the world, no matter what the cultural or language differences, science is more or less guided by scientific principles—except in many Islamic countries, where it is guided by the Koran. This is the ultimate story about science and religion.
Cairo, Egypt: “There is no conflict between Islam and […]
Tags: Islam · Religious Influences · Science
Three Views of Science in the Islamic World
June 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
By: I. Kalin
MuslimPhilosopy.com
There is hardly any subject as vexed and vital for the contemporary Islamic world as the question of modern science. Since its earliest encounter with modern Western science in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Islamic world has had to deal with science for practical and intellectual reasons. At the level of practical […]
Tags: Islam · Religious Influences · Science
