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Islam Analysis (21): The mobile route to a high-tech future
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Islam Analysis (21): The mobile route to a high-tech future

June 13th, 2012 | by MuslimScience
By:Athar Osama Published on SciDev.Net on 13 June 2012 Muslim countries need forward-looking policies to take advantage of the opportunities offered by mobile technology, says Athar Osama. The mobile phone is recognised across the world as one of the greatest enabling... Read More
A Transformational Role for Our Public Universities
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A Transformational Role for Our Public Universities

May 20th, 2012 | by MuslimScience
By: Tan Sri Dr. Omar Abdul Rahman At the 34th convocation of UPM in October 2010 in my “ucapan balas” for the conferment of emeritus professorship of the university, I had suggested a defined new role for our public universities in line with current emphasis... Read More
Islam Analysis (17): Reviving a culture of entrepreneurship
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Islam Analysis (17): Reviving a culture of entrepreneurship

April 11th, 2012 | by MuslimScience
The Muslim world and donors should use nongovernmental networks to nurture the dormant seeds of entrepreneurship, says Athar Osama. Entrepreneurship and innovation may look like inherently Western ideas in the twenty-first century. Yet they have been part and parcel of Muslim... Read More
Malaysia: Time to put plans into action
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Malaysia: Time to put plans into action

July 31st, 2011 | by MuslimScience
With all the extraordinary hype about phone hacking in the UK, you could be forgiven for missing the recent visit of the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Tun Razak to the UK. Najib met with the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, the Queen as well... Read More
Islam Analysis (7): Revive failing scientific networks
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Islam Analysis (7): Revive failing scientific networks

May 18th, 2011 | by MuslimScience
Published in SciDev.Net on 18 May 2011 S&T ministerial committee must reform its Inter-Islamic Networks to promote real collaboration with clear objectives, argues Athar Osama. Last month, The Royal Society released a study of global scientific networks and collaboration... Read More
SciDev.Net: Private Sector Can Help Islamic Science
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SciDev.Net: Private Sector Can Help Islamic Science

October 30th, 2007 | by MuslimScience
By: Abdalla Alnajjar SciDev.Net, published on 3 October 2007 The Muslim world need not lag behind in science and technology. Abdalla Alnajjar looks at an initiative that is charting a new approach. Science, technology and innovation are now viewed alongside natural resources,... Read More
Creating Economic Clusters in the Muslim World
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Creating Economic Clusters in the Muslim World

September 1st, 2007 | by MuslimScience
By: Athar Osama Published in DinarStandard.com, July 2006 In the 1980s and 1990s, Silicon Valley propelled the world into the computer and internet age and, in the process, captivated the world’s imagination as a model region for organizing economic and innovative activity.... Read More