Critical debate is needed to resolve science-Islam divisions and ensure that knowledge flourishes in the Muslim world, says Athar Osama.

Let me start by uttering the traditional formula “In the Name of God the Compassionate the All-Merciful”. With this sentence, Muslims begin all the ritual…

As a Muslim scientist, I spend much time and expand much effort trying to convince Muslims and other believers to take modern science seriously, with…

Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind. But in fact, Yemen is…

Introduction: Muslims’ issues with Modern Science   Science, or Knowledge more generally, has always had a special status in the Islamic culture. As Abdus Salam, the…

A ban on private companies using stem cells from human embryos provides a policy framework for other Arab and Islamic countries, says Rana Dajani.

While recent events in the Arab world have focused on political upheaval, the region is now in dire need of a new revolution to reform…

A Review of “An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam”, Taner Edis, Prometheus Books, 2007 by Nidhal Guessoum

A talk with author Ehsan Masood on evolution and Islam turns into a discussion of the evolution of Islam. Instead of critically questioning religion, what…

With all our advances in astronomy, is there no simple, scientific solution to the annual saga of “when do we start the month of Ramadan”,…

Some interesting items in the Science-Religion Debate, Islamic Edition. First, a recent paper by Salman Hameed, whom I’ve discussed before. Hameed has a PhD in astronomy…

Indeed, this year will mark the 1,000th anniversary of the publication of the monumental Book of Optics (Kitab Al Manazir), which revolutionised the physics of optics