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MuslimScience The number of female researchers in the Islamic World is above average, but this does not translate to the quality of their participation, says Athar Osama. Women’s limited participation in the scientific labour force —...
February 28th, 2013 | by
MuslimScience Critical debate is needed to resolve science-Islam divisions and ensure that knowledge flourishes in the Muslim world, says Athar Osama. Last month, two noteworthy events took place that, although primarily involving UK Muslim...
April 11th, 2012 | by
MuslimScience By:Athar Osama Specialist R&D funds levied on business must build organisations that offer short-term benefits through a clear strategy, says Athar Osama. Just under a decade ago countries in the Organisation of Islamic...
January 26th, 2012 | by
MuslimScience By: Mićo Tatalović Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists. Members of royal families around the world often...
October 18th, 2011 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama Published in SciDev.Net on 13 October 2011 Desertec, an ambitious solar power project in the Middle East and Africa, should be more transparent and participatory, argues Athar Osama. Desertec is the largest solar...
September 26th, 2011 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama Published on 16 September 2011 in SciDev.Net Plans for science collaboration in the Muslim world aren’t working and need a major revamp, says Athar Osama. As SciDev.Net’s Islam Analysis reaches its...
September 6th, 2011 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama Published at SciDev.Net on 11 August 2011 Ambitious plans for a ‘desert development corridor’ in Egypt could provide a concrete example of the social value of science, says Athar Osama. Last month, the...
July 28th, 2011 | by
MuslimScience By: Austin Dacey Published on 21 July 2011 in SciDev.Net Egypt’s ‘science city’ will not build a science culture without its people empowered by academic experience abroad, argues Austin Dacey. There was a big...
July 19th, 2011 | by
MuslimScience By: Dr. Athar Osama localhost/muslim talked with Dr. Farouk El-Baz – a celebrated Egyptian scientist, former Science Advisor to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and currently the Director of Boston University’s Centre for...
June 30th, 2011 | by
MuslimScience Published at: World Conference for Science Journalists 2011 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. Dr Ahmed...