Refreshing what we know and learning something new!

Refreshing what we know and learning something new!

By ALoyalServant on from revivingtheislamicspirit.wordpress.com

wards them.”

This blog is not about making you feel humiliated or tormenting you for how sinful you’ve been. If you are still breathing and reading this, then its is to tell you that its never too late to turn back to Allah with a humble heart. So let us refresh our deen and count our blessings. Let us learn to hold ourselves accountable. Let us learn to love, fear and hope in Allah by striking the right balance.
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The Science of Satire

The Science of Satire

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

John Stewart says of satire, “The real outcome of satire is typically catharsis and whether that’s positive or negative I don’t know. The difference between a satirist and a demagogue is we’re observers, we don’t have the confidence to take the next step.” The satirist lives somewhere between Mount Hope and the cliche tar pits of culture always trying not to get too high to fall too low. The mechanism they use to get back and forth, whether a pen, a guitar or newsrooms determine the type of satire.
Islam and Modern Science

Islam and Modern Science

By uzzie on from msa.mit.edu

A Lecture by Seyyid Hossein Nasr

Now today, I shall limit my discourse to Islam and its relation to modern science. This is a very touchy and extremely difficult subject to deal with. It is not a subject with any kind of, we might say, dangerous pitfalls or subterfuges under way because it is not a political subject. It does not arouse passions as, let's say, questions that are being discussed in Madrid, or the great tragedy of Kashmir or other places. But nevertheless, it is of very great consequence because it will affect one way or the other, the future of the Islamic world as a whole.
The Middle East’s Real Stars of Science

The Middle East’s Real Stars of Science

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Reality and talent shows are a dime a dozen in the Middle East. The vast majority are cheap knock-offs from the originals created in either Europe or America. We’ve got the Arab version of ‘The Biggest Loser,’ which pits overweight men and women against each other to lose weight with the aim to win a huge monetary prize. Then we’ve got the singing talent show “Star Academy,” a blatant “American Idol” wannabe. For the longest time, no one has come up with an original idea for a reality-based talent show that wasn’t ripped off from someone else.
A New Islamic Golden Age? [PDF]

A New Islamic Golden Age? [PDF]

By l0gikal on from royalsociety.org

A new golden age? The prospects for science and innovation in the Islamic world.

With eye-catching investments like the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, the construction of the world’s first sustainable city in the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey’s dramatic increases in R&D spending, there are signs of renewed ambition and investment in education, science and innovation across the Islamic world which warrant greater attention.
Islamic Science: The revival begins here

Islamic Science: The revival begins here

By l0gikal on from www.newscientist.com

The Islamic world has a rich scientific tradition but in more recent times has fallen behind. In 2005, 17 Arab speaking countries put together produced fewer scientific papers than Harvard University. This will all change with the commitment - both financial and ideological - to a new wave of scientific endeavour.

A lot of the investment is coming from the oil-rich states. They see the need to diversify their economy and it would appear that science and technology is a route they have chosen. It is refreshing to see countries built on oil investing so heavily in research into alternative energies. And it is not just the oil-rich countries. Turkey, Egypt, Iran and Pakistan are all showing strong commitment.
Three Palestinian girls win electronics award in Intel International Science Fair

Three Palestinian girls win electronics award in Intel International Science Fair

By l0gikal on from www.examiner.com

Three Palestinian girls win applied electronics award in Intel International Science Fair
Imam al-Ghazali on Studying Science

Imam al-Ghazali on Studying Science

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

by Imam Mustafa `UmarA thousand years ago, Imam al-Ghazali wrote in his autobiography Deliverance from Error: “A clumsy and stupid person must be kept away from the seashore, not the proficient swimmer; and a child must be prevented from handling a snake, not the skilled snake-charmer.”This was his advice in regards to the science of [...]
Muslim Inventions that Shaped the Modern World

Muslim Inventions that Shaped the Modern World

By l0gikal on from edition.cnn.com

From coffee to cranks, items we couldn't live without today are Muslim inventions
Between Hardship and Ease: Imam al-Qarafi Drops Mad Science

Between Hardship and Ease: Imam al-Qarafi Drops Mad Science

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

Imam al-Qarafi wrote:“When you come upon a question with two opinions, one making things easy and the other difficult, you must not issue verdicts to the masses with what is difficult, or to the specialized (scholars and people known for their worship and piety) or the rulers with what is easy. Doing so is a [...]

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