August 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScience By Christina Boyes Across the Muslim world, water issues vary in their scope and severity. Writing from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States, Syeda Mariya Absar reminds us that “Muslim religious philosophy and the...
June 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScience By Zarina Khan The term ‘petrodollars’ may simply mean money earned from the sale of oil, but that it is not all that it implies. It is a loaded and political term used almost always in reference to Middle Eastern oil...
May 31st, 2014 | by
MuslimScience localhost/muslim’s Ten Most Significant Climate Trends in the Muslim World The theme for this month’s issue is ‘Science and the Environment’. The world is currently under a drastic environmental shift, as...
May 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScience By Michael Bond Egypt’s revolution has presented a big opportunity to revive the country’s STI system and put research and innovation at the forefront of economic and technological development. Overturning three...
March 21st, 2014 | by
MuslimScience by: Dr. Athar Osama Technology, Entertainment, and Design or T.E.D. The movement that started almost 25 years ago and has remained in a somewhat stealth mode – almost risking becoming irrelevant – has suddenly become the...
March 21st, 2014 | by
MuslimScience By: the Editors of localhost/muslim “I am so impressed to see what a single man has done to change the world around him.” (Jane Schaller, Executive Director, International Pediatric Association). A seed is sown into the...
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScience Innovation spaces come in many shapes and sizes. Starting from the legendary Silicon Valley in Northern California, to Route 128 in Boston, Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia, and...
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScience By Dr. Athar Osama On 12 April 1961, Russia’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit around the earth in Space. Soon after, United States launched its own quest to conquer space. Kennedy’s vow to send a man to the moon...
February 18th, 2014 | by
MuslimScience Efforts to build innovation systems are too government-centric and tend to ignore a key ingredient — the private sector, says Dr. Athar Osama. Recent years have seen a number of Islamic countries embarking on efforts to create...
February 17th, 2014 | by
MuslimScience A book review on ‘The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs –Insanely different principles for breakthrough success’ by Carmine Gallo. By Maheen Hassan When you open a book, you expect to find something different; a new...