After the extension of the Islamic empire, during the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, the Islamic thought met Greek science and philosophy. At that time, it…

The presumed difficulty that Islam faces in its relationship with reason, was recently summarized, with great talent and large impact, by the famous lecture given…

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…

Yasmin Khan embarks on a new venture, inspired by our London based workshop discussions she spoke at earlier this year. She says: “One of the…

In secular Europe the veracity of modern science is almost always taken for granted. Whether they think of the evolutionary proofs of Darwin or of…

We divide our discussion into three sections: Islam and science, Islam and society, and Islam, science and society.   I. Islam and Science   In…

Richard Dawkins goes on another ignorant Twitter rampage. The ugly underbelly of his worldview is anti-Muslim hate Richard Dawkins is at it again. And by…

Discussions expected to tackle challenging topics in constructive manner Sharjah: Whether you approve of the current breakthroughs and theories in science — stem cell research,…

ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date…

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Muslim leaders have agreed to end almost 1,400 years of Islamic tradition and use modern astronomy to determine the start of…

The Mzab valley is a region situated 600 km in the south of Algiers. The Mzab consists of 7 different cities, among which Beni Isguen…