Biology
September 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Saher Hasnain The sustainability, health and ethics of the global food system are an increasingly relevant topic of research and policy. Changes in the world’s food system have been incredibly dramatic in the past few...
Innovation
September 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Chika Ezeanya Ph.D. The current definition of food security explains the concept as, the availability of food to individuals within national boundaries. That definition in some way, mandates governments to encourage...
Science
September 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Sameh Soror Humankind is facing big challenges in the form of Energy, water, poverty, education etc. The first millennium development goal (MDGs) as identified by the UN , was eradicating extreme poverty and hunger. To...
Innovation
September 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceby Fatimah Mohamed Arshad Divides in Muslim World The World Summit on Food Security (1996), defines food security as “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and...
Science
September 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Paula Hammond It may look harmless – pretty even – but in the wheat belt that stretches from Morocco to Turkey, it’s a sign of ruined crops and dashed hopes. It’s known as yellow rust, but to farmers in the...
Science
September 2nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceWelcome to localhost/muslim’s exciting issue on “Science & Food Security in the Muslim World.” According to WHO, food security is “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to...
In This Issue
September 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceFAO’s most recent estimates indicate that, globally, 842 million people – 12 percent of the global population – were unable to meet their dietary energy requirements in 2011–13, down from 868 million reported for the...
News
August 26th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceA host of enzymes essential for the survival of the malaria parasite and its reproduction suggest the potential of new drugs to stop transmission of the deadly disease. By Biplab Das An international research team has...
News
August 13th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceAs an 8-year-old, Maryam Mirzakhani used to tell herself stories about the exploits of a remarkable girl. Every night at bedtime, her heroine would become mayor, travel the world or fulfill some other grand destiny. Today,...
News
August 13th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceOn 19 July 2014, the Open Working Group adopted a proposal for Sustainable Development Goals to be forwarded to the 69th session of the General Assembly for its consideration. ‘Ensure availability and sustainable management...