December 30th, 2010 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama 13 October 2010 | EN President Obama’s offer of scientific collaboration with the Muslim World has a long way to go, says Athar Osama. When US President Barrack Obama spoke at Cairo University in June 2009,...
December 30th, 2010 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama 7 September 2010 | EN Scientific cooperation in the Islamic world needs more than secure funding — a compelling set of projects is also essential, says Athar Osama. Scientific cooperation between Islamic...
October 17th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama Published in SciDev.Net on 3 October 2007 Muslim countries need good quality institutions to motivate researchers, argues Athar Osama. Describing scientific productivity in the 57 countries of the Organization of...
October 15th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Munir Nayfeh Published in SciDev.Net on 3 October 2007 Muslim countries should harness their huge diaspora and support collaboration between their expatriate and local scientists, says Munir Nayfeh. In the last 50 years, huge...
October 12th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood The Organization of the Islamic Conference is reforming its science programme. But will change lead to better science? Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood report “Together, we comprise one...
October 10th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience The Golden Age of Islam came to a halt in the thirteenth century with the Mongol invasion of much of Asia and Middle East. Since then, the lands that constitute the Muslim world have failed to regain their lost momentum for...
October 2nd, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama Over the last several years of the current government, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has funded thousands of scholarships and fellowships for Pakistanis to do PhD and Post-Doctoral work both...
September 30th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Ehsan Masood Published in SciDev.Net on 23 March 2006 The Islamic world’s scientific agency is on a path to reform. Ehsan Masood assesses the obstacles on the road ahead. Across the Muslim world, the controversy over...
September 30th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Mohamad Abdalla Published at: The Free Library (here) Recent studies in the history of Islamic science illustrate that Islam’s contributions were richer and more profound than was previously thought. In their attempt to...
September 20th, 2007 | by
MuslimScience By: Athar Osama Published in SciDev.Net (on 3 November 2006) A study of scientific research in the Muslim world shows that it lags far behind the rest of the world, but there are encouraging signs of improvement, says Athar...