Science & Development Bulletin monitors science development and highlights the role
of science and technology in establishing knowledge-based economy in the Islamic world.
Issue No.42 – October 2008
Spotlight

 

The key of success (book in Arabic)

 

The Prophet Mohamed said: "Seeking knowledge is a mandate for every Muslim (male and female)." (Sahih Bukhari)





Latest News

Turkish boost for African science-based business

Turkey and African countries have agreed to establish the Turkey-Africa Chamber of Commerce, investment and industry in abid to promote science-based business to ensure the rapid industrialization of Africa, according to Istanbul Declaration.

Lebanon to reform science and technology policy

Lebanon's parliament has endorsed a plan to reform science and technology policy with a focus on human resource development and capacity building.

Muslim women in science

Muslim women in science… the real picture

UNESCO report indicated that the United States falls behind six Muslim countries in the percentage of women graduating in science to the total science graduate population including Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Qatar. Also, Turkey and Morocco exceeds the United States in the ratio of women engineering graduates as a percentage of the science graduate population. Yet, very seldom do positive depictions of Muslim women get portrayed by the western mainstream media.

Arab climate alliance

Call on all Arab leaders to save the Arab world from the harmful effect of climate change

http://www.arabclimate.org/pages/sign_our_petition.html

Making the science work for the Ummah’s need

Recycling method to transfer Circuit boards from old computers into useful materials developed

Scientists have developed a method to turn the circuit boards from old computers into a strong material that could be used to make park benches and fences.

Scientists developed online device for monitoring asthma

Scientists have developed a novel, low-cost, portable, easy to operate Spiro-meter with embedded web server and Ethernet connection which enables a distantly located doctor for online measuring of lung function in patients with asthma and other disorders during an emergency.

 
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- Stories of new Muslims

 

 

 
Meetings and conferences

1st international joint conference on materials science, nanotechnology and biotechnoogy- Future Challenges

Date: January 4- 6th, 2009
Location: Egypt, Cairo
Document : General information | invitation | registration

The first annual Conference of the Egyptian parasitologists united society "A Step Forward in the Field of Parasitology: Education and Research

Date: 28-29 March 2009
Location: Cairo, Egypt

International symposium on regulatory and safety issues in the commercialization of biotechnology research in the developing world

Date: 2-4 December 2008
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Water

Date: 29 October 2008
Location: Dead Sea, Jordan

Fellowships

Scholarships from Government of Malaysia to international students

Malaysia: Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Various Fields, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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