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Battling climate impacts in low-lying Maldives
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Battling climate impacts in low-lying Maldives

June 4th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Going 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...
Will the Sun Shine on Pakistan?
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Will the Sun Shine on Pakistan?

June 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By 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...
Environmentalism as an Interface for Science Education in Muslim Societies
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Environmentalism as an Interface for Science Education in Muslim Societies

June 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Guest 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...
Turning petro-dollars into renewable energy technology: Why the Arab world is helping advance clean energy innovation
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Turning petro-dollars into renewable energy technology: Why the Arab world is helping advance clean energy innovation

June 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By 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...
Space Travel: Marred by the lack of a Consensus
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Space Travel: Marred by the lack of a Consensus

June 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By 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...
Whale Valley: An Evolving Story
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Whale Valley: An Evolving Story

June 1st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
By 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...
Winds of (Climate) Change
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Winds of (Climate) Change

May 31st, 2014 | by MuslimScience
localhost/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...
Deciphering Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Muslim Heritage
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Deciphering Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Muslim Heritage

May 26th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
The 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...
Scans bring new insights into lives of Egyptian mummies
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Scans bring new insights into lives of Egyptian mummies

May 22nd, 2014 | by MuslimScience
The 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...
Is Asia’s signature mode of transport set for an electric revolution?
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Is Asia’s signature mode of transport set for an electric revolution?

May 15th, 2014 | by MuslimScience
Green 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...