Jan 2015
January 7th, 2015 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Nadia M. Alhasani, PhD With a strong foundation in math and sciences, I faced a choice between engineering and medicine for a college education. Personally, I selected the former because mathematics and physics were logical...
Entrepreneurship
January 7th, 2015 | by
MuslimScienceBy The Editorial Team of localhost/muslim Last January, localhost/muslim recognized the Top-20 Most Influential Women in Science in the Islamic World. This year, we recognize the achievements of Women who made ground breaking...
Science Writer's Award
December 30th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Dr. Yarub Al-Douri The fear of science, though however common, is an unjustified one, especially when science is solely blamed for the world problems. Nevertheless, there are undeniable tensions between science and religion in...
Science
December 7th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Editors of localhost/muslim This issue of localhost/muslim coincides with the meetings of the Task Force on Teaching of Science in the Universities in the Muslim World. In keeping with the broader theme, we’ve decided...
Public Policy
December 7th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Dr. Athar Osama Universities are the bedrock of a knowledge society. They are not only responsible for producing educated individuals – the intelligentsia and thought leaders as well as the manpower – that are...
Public Policy
December 7th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Hammad Ahmed Khan In Malaysia, national newspapers displayed shock and alarm when the University of Malaya’s ‘plummeted in position’ from 180 to 207, lamenting the University’s ‘dropping out of the top 200.’ While...
Public Policy
December 7th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Adil Najam Published in localhost/muslim on January 16, 2010 In 2002, Pakistan began an ambitious overhaul of its higher-education system. The successes and failures of the experience hold lessons for other countries, say...
Science
December 7th, 2014 | by
MuslimScience By Paula Hammond One Thousand and One Nights and Sindbad the Sailor evoke sensations of awe and wonder among those who grew up with such great works of science fiction, emanating from and reflecting, the strong cultural and...
News
November 30th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceMonkey malaria on the rise among humans in Malaysia By Jan Piotrowski Once only monkeys were suffering — now people are getting sick too. Monkey malaria, which is three times more severe than other forms of malaria, now...
News
November 29th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBiomedical research in the Arab region Published online 20 November 2014 In the not-too-distant past, biomedical research was conducted almost exclusively in North America and Western Europe. While Asia and South America have...