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June 4th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceGoing carbon neutral and protecting marine environment are key to fighting climate change in the tiny island nation, saysNalaka Gunawardene. ‘Raise your voice, not the sea level’ is the theme for this year’s World...
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June 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Razya Kirmani Steaming rubbish heaps, foul waterways, unexplained ailments, unexpected deaths – this is the reality of most modern developing countries. Those who can, retreat into bubbles of serenity; those who...
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June 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceGuest Editorial by: Dr. Saleem H. Ali, Member of the Editorial Committee, localhost/muslim Inculcating scientific empiricism within Muslim societies, continues to be a challenge task across the world because of continuing...
Innovation
June 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy 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...
Technology
June 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Dr. Parandis Tajbakhsh The 21st century has witnessed some of the bitterest wars and crimes against humanity, crimes that a group of humans commit against another. Our planet, of course, is familiar with far more brutal...
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June 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Paula Hammond Just beneath the sun scorched sands of the Wadi Al-Hitan lie the bones of creatures whose discovery has added a new and thrilling chapter to the story of evolution. Say the word ‘Egypt’ and most people...
Innovation
May 31st, 2014 | by
MuslimSciencelocalhost/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...
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May 26th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceThe article is originally a talk presented at the international conference 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on the 8th of March 2006, on the...
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May 22nd, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceThe British Museum has carried out scans on eight Egyptian mummies, revealing unprecedented details about these people. Never before has anyone seen mummy hair, muscles and bone at such fine resolution. It is enabling scientists...
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May 15th, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceGreen and yellow auto rickshaws chug through the crowded streets of New Delhi. Tuk tuks sputter on the roads in Thailand to tourists’ delight. Millions in South and Southeast Asia rely on these three wheelers — known...