Modern Science: the Triumph of the Secular It is now common wisdom that the rise of modern science was not a natural result of some…
The Sacred versus the Secular: Nasr on Science 3/3

The Sacred versus the Secular: Nasr on Science 2/3

Scientia Sacra Defined and Defended Nasr defines scientia sacra as ‘that sacred knowledge which lies at the heart of every revelation and is the center…
The Sacred versus the Secular: Nasr on Science 1/3

Nasr’s work on science is discomforting for many. His defense of traditional sciences is seen by his critiques as a nostalgic appeal to tradition with…
Jim Al-Khalili calls for scientific Arab Spring

In Cara lecture, Iraqi-born physicist calls for revival of region’s thirst for knowledge One of the UK’s leading physicists will urge the countries of the…
Insight: Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science

Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a $2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago, just after he won a Nobel…
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science, Muslim scientists say

Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a $2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago, just after he won a Nobel…
Islam and Sustainable Development

New Worldviews Odeh Rashed Al Jayyousi, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan In Islam and Sustainable Development, Odeh Al-Jayyousi addresses the social, human and economic dimensions of…
What’s a scientist like you doing in the UAE?

The balance between modernity and traditional culture, a great mix of people with varied cultural backgrounds, free circulation of ideas, books and information in the…
Next Islam&Science Workshop in Malaysia

Islam & Science: An Educational Approach Workshop at ISTAC/IIUM – Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2013 International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), International…
Islam and Science: Notes on an Ongoing Debate 3/3

The Islamic World and Science Today As I mentioned above, there are two important aspects to how the question of science is addressed in the…
Islam and Science: Notes on an Ongoing Debate 2/3

Scientific Universalism versus Cultural Particularism The participation of Muslim philosophers and scholars in the debate over the historicity of modern science has added a new…
Islam and Science: Notes on an Ongoing Debate 1/3

In his preface to Heisenberg’s Physics and Philosophy, F. S. C. Northop made the following observation on the spread of modern science to non-Western societies:…