How is science taught in Muslim universities? What are the languages being used? What are the credentials and pedagogical competencies of the professors? What textbooks are being used? What resources are available? Is there a reasonable balance between the offering of basic science programs (e.g. pure mathematics, theoretical/basic physics, etc.) and applied science programs? Are...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

Since the eruption of Islam from the Arabian deserts in the 7th century, there have been repeated clashes between East and West and the West have systematically won this clash of civilizations, and one of the main reasons has been the superiority of Western Science, which has not always existed. Religious fervor was but one...Read More

Let us be clear on a few things, right at the outset: Science is not civilization. Science does not have a religion. Gravity comes from physics, not faith. When we talk about ‘Muslim Science’, therefore, we’re not talking about science that in some mysterious way is ‘Islamic.’ We are talking, instead, of science that is...Read More