Darwin’s theory of evolution caused considerable controversy among conservative Christians, but his ideas were not immediately available to Muslims. The first Arabic excerpts of Darwin’s work were made in 1876 by a Syrian Christian who was influenced by pro-creationist Protestant missionaries. This article provides a brief historical overview of the debate among Muslim scholars about...Read More

The issue at hand is whether or not religion should be kept out of the science classroom in the Muslim world and in particular at the level of university education. This is a controversial subject in view of today’s science legacy, as a result of centuries of successful practice, and in view of the dire...Read More

Science education27 is currently viewed as inadequate in the developing and developed worlds. This was highlighted at the recent InterAcademy Panel (IAP) Science Education Programme (SEP) Biennial Conference, held in Beijing, China, in October 2014. In the Beijing Declaration issued at the conclusion of the conference, IAP member academies, governments, the private sector and UNESCO...Read More

Science, or more generally knowledge, has always occupied a high place in the Islamic culture. As Muhammad Abdus Salam, the first person from the Islamic World to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences, often remarked, some 750 verses of the Qur’an (about one sixth of the Holy Book) describe natural phenomena and encourage Muslims...Read More