Science
January 7th, 2015 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Dr. Ghada Amer In a culture that celebrates male lineage, I did not have any brothers. Though my father was a staunch supporter of his daughters, it is not too hard to imagine social conservatism bearing down on him. It was at one of...
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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 concepts that could easily be rationalized and...
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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 discoveries, broke glass ceilings, and won...
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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 to dedicate this December 2014 issue to the broader...
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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 necessary to run the affairs of a society, they also...
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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 there are over 15,000 Higher Education...
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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 Athar Osama and co-authors. After decades of neglect,...
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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 historical association of the Muslim world with...
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November 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceAn intersection of bioethics and epigenetics in policy, practices, and science affecting the Muslim World: a case for a wider definition. by Brian Marlatt The intersection of bioethics and epigenetics is a meeting of the subjective and the objective. It may be described as the...
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November 1st, 2014 | by
MuslimScienceBy Saman Ansari Organ transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another patient’s body (located somewhere else), to replace the recipient’s damaged or absent organ. This has improved the quality of life and has saved life of millions of patients...
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