Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics?
Daniel Olah ECONOMICS Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics? Special Interview with the Economist Dániel Oláh 13th April 2021 Add Comment Economic history is a treasure trove of […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
An Honourable Goodbye to a Brave and Bold Ahmadi Muslim.
By Zubair Khalil Khan (Germany) Who knew that Mr Abdul Waheed Warraich, born in 1980 in a small village of Sargodha Pakistan, at the age of 10, will migrate to Switzerland. And when he will be 41, on 16.06.202, his body will arrive in Germany for burial. In Nasir Bagh-Gross-Gerau, […]
World Muslim Women’s Summit & Exhibition WISE 2018 Istanbul
By: The Editorial Team The World Muslim Women’s Summit & Exhibition WISE 2018 was held as a part of the 8th World Islamic Forum on the 1st -2nd of March 2018… The […]
Muslim heritage: Malika III: Shajarat Al-Durr
By: Tom Verde Our third story is that of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to sit upon an Egyptian throne since Cleopatra, nearly 1,300 years before. Art direction for the […]
Hama
by: Salah Zaimeche Hama is famed for its huge water wheels and it produced great scholars in geography, mathematics, medicine and much more. Here we look at a few of […]
A Chronology – Turkey’s 700-year long venture in science and technology
Source: Muslim Heritage A chronology on “Science from the East – Techniques from the West: Turkey’s 700-year long venture” is compiled by Professor Dr. Feza Günergun, Department of the History […]
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi the Great Surgeon
by: Ibrahim Shaikh Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), also known in the West as Albucasis, was an Andalusian physician. He is considered as the greatest surgeon in […]
al-Jahiz’s Book of Animals: The transcendent value of disgust
by: Jeannie Miller Jeannie Miller, an assistant professor in the department of near & Middle Eastern civilizations, is working on a manuscript examining The Book of Animals by al-Jahiz, a ninth-century Arabic writer and polymath. Al-Jahiz saw himself as a theologian and natural scientist, but is often miscast because of […]
Netherlands insurer defends coverage for circumcisions
Source: Times of Israel. The right-leaning news blog GeenStijl, which boasts 2 million views per month, wrote that Zilveren Kruis is moving into the niche that until recently was occupied only by specialized insurance companies catering specifically to Muslims. Zilveren Kruis began including non-medical circumcision of boys in some of […]
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CNN: Muslim inventions that shaped the modern world
Olivia Sterns, CNN Updated 1:42 PM ET, Wed July 22, 2015 London (CNN) Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs […]
Prince Aga Karim Khan to boost educational opportunities
Premier Wynne and Aga Khan team up to boost educational opportunities Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Aga Khan signed a deal Monday to boost educational opportunities and promote what Wynne called […]
What Andalusia Can Teach Us Today About Muslims and Non-Muslims Living Together
By Akbar Ahmed; Chair of Islamic Studies at American University “The loss of Andalusia is like losing part of my body,” H.R.H. Prince Turki al-Faisal told me. I had asked him […]
Muslim Heritage and Educating the Muslim Masses
Epigraph: Only those of His servants who possess knowledge truly fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Mighty, Most Forgiving. (Al Quran 35:29) Lead article is by Muqtedar Khan; Associate Professor of Islam and […]
5 Islamic Philosophers Every Muslim Must Read
Epigraph: Only those of His servants who possess knowledge truly fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Mighty, Most Forgiving. (Al Quran 35:29) Source: Huffington Post By Muqtedar Khan; Associate Professor of Islam and […]
New 7 Wonders of the World
Epigraph: So travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who denied the Providence of Allah. (Al Quran 3:138) Taj Mahal is also a symbol […]
Muslim Contributions to Ophthalmology
By Zakaria Virk, Toronto Science progressed at an impressive pace in the Muslim world during the Islamic golden age i.e. from 8th to 12th century. Not only voluminous & insightful […]
Book Review: Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili
Source: The Guardian Book reviewed by Tim Radford The ‘bubbling invention’ of the Islamic world lit up the dark ages. The relay-race model of intellectual history is simple enough: a […]