Islamist political parties are taking over from secular ones across the Muslim world. What does this mean for science at home and scientific cooperation with…

The newly established McGill Centre for Islam and Science (MCIS) held its first event on September 22: a public lecture by Professor Rana Dajani titled,…

The rise of creationism in Islam and Christianity has global implications that extend beyond religion

In Egypt, a new decision by Mahmoud El-Nasr, the minister of education, may very well see schools teaching its students about the “scientific miracles in…

Science is far more entangled with a humanistic or theological vision than we might expect, writes Harvard University’s Owen Gingerich in his new book, God’s…

In many Muslim countries, science must obey the Koran.

Internal causes led to the decline of Islam’s scientific greatness long before the era of mercantile imperialism. To contribute once again, Muslims must be introspective…

A famed Egyptian-born scientist has challenged journalists in the Arab world to dispel what he called a widespread and biased idea that Islam is anti-science….

How to reconcile Islamic faith and practice with contemporary scientific knowledge, i.e. with modernity?

I believe this initiative is not about the destination, Mars, but rather about the journey, the development of science, technology and education in the region

Astronomical calculations have determined accurately when it starts every year since 1993

FOR about a thousand years, roughly from the 7th century onwards, the people under Islamic rule made striking advances in their material and intellectual culture.