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Baghdad Islamic Culture at its Height in Philosophy and Science
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| The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid-8th to the mid-13th century A.D. (sack of Baghdad) although it has been extended by one scholar to at least the 15th century. During this period, artists, engineers, scholars, poets, philosophers, geographers and traders in the Islamic world contributed to agriculture, the arts, economics, industry, law, literature, navigation, philosophy, sciences, sociology, and technology, both by preserving earlier traditions and by adding inventions and innovations of their own. Howard R. Turner writes: "Muslim artists and scientists, princes and laborers together made a unique culture that has directly and indirectly influenced societies on every continent. |
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East Africa Drought
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| A series of interviews with IRI scientists on the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa |
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Scientific Role of Muslims
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| Scientific achievements are an inherent part of the Muslim identity and there is a need to reinforce and encourage Muslim contributions in science, technology, business, medicine |
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How Islam’s Golden Age Shaped the Modern World
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| Islamic culture reached from southern Spain to China and drew on scholars of many faiths who built on the knowledge of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to make breakthroughs that paved the way for the Renaissance, . According to Diane Perlov, senior vice president of exhibit development at the California Science Center, 1001 Inventions |
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Building a knowledge economy in Pakistan
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| Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, Coordinator General COMSTECH, president of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, former federal minister for science and technology and former chairman of the Higher Education Commission, indicated that Agriculture can serve as a launching pad for transition to a knowledge economy, as it has a huge potential for revenue generation. But that can happen only if agricultural practices are carried out on scientific lines and use of technology maximized |
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The Islamic Body on Ethics of Science and Technology (IBEST)
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| The web portal provides a wide spectrum of subjects which will serve as a constant source of knowledge and information on ethical issues. It is aimed to stimulate interaction and exchange of views among the national committees on science and technology ethics, especially on ethical issues prevailing at international level. |
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EGYPT: German technical university launches branch campus
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| The Technische Universität Berlin has announced the launch of its first branch campus in Egypt. It will be the first German university to offer programmes in Egypt that are subject exclusively to German higher education standards and laws in terms of both content and structure. |
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AFRICA: Graduates’ self-immolate over lack of jobs
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| Last Wednesday five jobless university graduates in Morocco set themselves alight in the capital Rabat, in protest against youth unemployment. It was the latest in a wave of horrific self-immolations that began with the December 2010 death of a young Tunisian vegetable vendor, which helped to ignite the Arab uprisings. |
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ISLAMIC STATES: Higher education network approved
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| A consortium of academics will be developed to deliver research-based lectures in their specialised academic areas as well as offer courses to students in higher education institutions through video conferencing technology. |
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