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Houston Symphony premieres Al-Jazari’s Ingenious Clocks
On March 14th, 15th and 16th, the Houston Symphony premiered Professor Karim Al-Zand’s newest composition,…
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1001 Cures
Medicine and Religious Scholarship
A striking fact about the history of philosophy in the Islamic world is that so…
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The 1,000-year Legacy of Ibn Sina, Dr. Roy Casagranda & Museum of the Future’s Lessons from the Past
The 1,000-year Legacy of Ibn Sina is Dr. Roy's first lecture for the Museum of…
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Distillation in Muslim Civilisation
From rose water to hair dye, soap to paint, early chemists worked to create a…
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The Contribution of Muslims to Science During the Middle Abbasid Period (750-945)
A history of Muslims’ contribution to present-day science and technology is exploring the missing account…
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The Fate of Islamic Astronomy in Persia between the Eleventh and Sixteenth Centuries
This chapter is organised in the following manner. Section one gives a brief overview about…
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The Arab Islamic Civilisation as a Global Force for Good: A Reworked Science-Focused Historical Narrative
From the eighth century, Muslims developed not only their knowledge in the field of theology,…
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Neurological observations in the works of 10th century doctor Arib Ibn Sa’id of Córdoba
Arib Ibn Sa'id was born circa 912 to a Muwallad family in what is now…
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Scientist explains how and why Islam and the West hold contrasting worldviews on knowledge, conceptually and in practice
Muslim scientists developed their own perceptions, meanings, and worldviews of knowledge that differ drastically from…
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International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March, there is no better way than…
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Scientists review Arabic manuscript containing lost works of Apollonius and shed light on Islamic scientific tradition
This article reviews the two lost works by the Greek mathematician Apollonius (262 BC–190 BC),…
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The Strategic Importance of the History of Science and Medicine FIMA Webinar (01-01-2025)
This article is a summarised transcript of a webinar given on 1st January 2025 by…
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Approaches Used by Muslims to Allocate and Distribute Water Among Users and Sectors Throughout History
This article explores the diverse and historically rooted approaches used by Muslim communities to allocate…
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The Kaaba and the Sacred Geography of Islam
The original English version of my paper “Faces of the Kaaba” presented below first saw…
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The Vijećnica Building in Sarajevo: A Symbol of Bosnian Vulnerability, Resilience and Hope
The Islamic architectural heritage of the Ottomans in Sarajevo experienced significant fluctuations, particularly following the…
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Desalination of salt water in the Islamic civilization
The issue of desalination of salt water has captured the attention of many scientists of…
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Waqf (Endowment) for Sustainable Water Management: Waqf Practices and Initiatives Throughout Muslim Civilizations
This research paper explores the role of waqf (Islamic endowment) in sustainable water management across…
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The Sultan’s Mosque (Careva Džamija) as the First Ottoman Mosque in Sarajevo
From 1457 to 1936, 107 mosques were built in Sarajevo. Out of these, 43 mosques…
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Gazi Husrev-beg’s Mosque in Sarajevo: A Gem of Islamic Architecture
With the Ottomans' arrival in Bosnia, the general identity of Islamic architecture was already established,…
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Role of Spirituality in Islamic Decorative Arts
One of the most salient facets of Islamic architecture is its intricate decoration, which envelops…
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Correcting the Scientific Method Legacy of Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn al-Haytham (d. 1040) was a Muslim polymath specializing in mathematics, astronomy and physics. He…
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
"United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 62/122 that established the Outreach Programme on the transatlantic…
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