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Professor Qasim Al-Samarrai Lecture on the The Edition of Arabic Manuscripts |
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By: The Editorial Board, Wed 05 December, 2012 |
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The Editorial Board On Wednesday 28th November 2012, Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation in London organised a public lecture on The Critical Edition of Manuscripts: Past, Present and Future, delivered by Professor Qasim Al-Samarrai. The lecture presented an insightful view on the history of the critical edition of manuscripts, the required qualifications for an editor, the history of editing Arabic works by orientalists, and the history of printing. The lecture was followed by a very interesting discussion on the topic. At the end of the event, the new website of Al-Furqan Foundation was launched. The website provides visitors with access to the work of Al-Furqan and its centres.
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National Geographic Live!: Salim Al-Hassani Lecture |
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By: FSTC Team, Fri 09 November, 2012 |
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President of FSTC Professor Salim Al-Hassani's Lecture at
National Geographic Museum, Washington DC
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The Prince of Wales Supports 1001 Inventions |
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By: 1001 Inventions, Mon 28 May, 2012 |
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11th May 2012, London – His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has written the foreword for the latest edition of the best-selling 1001 Inventions book, published by National Geographic, which demonstrates the enduring legacy of Muslim civilization. The previous two editions of the flagship 1001 Inventions publication sold more than 250,000 copies, with Turkish and Arabic versions also proving very popular.
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Kristiane Backer Interviews Professor Salim Al-Hassani |
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By: The Editorial Board, Mon 06 February, 2012 |
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The Editorial Board Kristiane Backer conducted an interview with Professor Salim Al-Hassani, founder of "1001 Inventions" and President of The Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) in the TV Chat Show Matters of Faith on Ebru TV. The interview was diffused by "Matters of Faith" team on Youtube on 15 October 2010. We present the interview in two parts for the benefit of our readers, with information on the journalist and her work
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Queen Honours the FSTC Chairman, Professor Mohamed El-Gomati |
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By: Dr Anne Maria Brennan, Mon 30 January, 2012 |
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Dr Anne Maria Brennan Professor Mohamed El-Gomati, recently appointed Chairman of the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), has been made an OBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the New Year's Honours List for 2012. Professor El-Gomati, a scientist and lecturer on science in the Islamic civilisation, has been a trustee and Vice-Chairman of FSTC for many years. He is an advisor to a number of UK Universities and charities and speaks on the contribution of Muslims in Science, Technology and Civilisation. We present hereafter a short note on this deserved distinction.
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Professor Al-Hassani One of 500 Influential Muslims |
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By: Ian Kendrick, Fri 20 January, 2012 |
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by Ian Kendrick The recently released third edition (2010-2011) of The 500 Most Influential Muslims, has bestowed a deserved distinction on Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani, the President of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC). The publication is an initiative of the The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (MABDA), which itself is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, headquartered in Amman, Jordan. Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani was selected as one of the Muslims who, by their work, represent a worldwide influence on the Muslim community, this influence being the power (be it cultural, ideological, financial, political or otherwise) to make a change that will have a significant positive impact on the Muslim World.
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'Arabick Roots' of science and medicine exhibition |
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By: The Editorial Board, Mon 13 June, 2011 |
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Sheikha Mozah and FSTC at Royal launch in London
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Proceedings of the Muslim Heritage Awareness Group Meeting |
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By: The Editorial Board, Wed 01 June, 2011 |
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The Editorial Board The Muslim Heritage Awareness Group (MHAG), a network of supporters and key associates of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) met on 30 March 2011 at the Royal Society in London. We report below on the meeting and provide the proceedings of the meeting edited by the Editorial Board of www.MuslimHeritage.com and approved by the authors. The presentations focused on the theme debated in this MHAG meeting: Marking the 1000 Years of Ibn Al-Haytham's Kitab al-Manazir (The Book of Optics).
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“We are the source of world’s many inventions”: Meeting of MHANT in Marmara University |
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By: Cem Nizamoglu, Tue 26 April, 2011 |
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by Cem Nizamoglu "Muslim Heritage Awareness Network of Turkey's (MHANT) second meeting, which was organized by the Foundation of Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) has been held in Marmara University's chancellery building in Istanbul on 20th April 2011.
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In Memoriam: Peter Raymond MBE |
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By: FSTC Team, Tue 01 February, 2011 |
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The Trustees of FSTC: Prof. Salim Al-Hassani, Prof. M. El-Gomati, Peter Fell, Ian Fenn, Mohammed Hafiz, Zeki Poyraz It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of our dear friend and colleague Peter Raymond MBE, founding Trustee of The Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), the parent organisation of 1001 Inventions and Curriculum Enrichment (CE4CE). Peter also founded and chaired the Muslim Heritage Awareness Group (MHAG) of FSTC, a network that encourages public figures, especially academics, to support the main objectives of the Foundation which are to raise global awareness of the importance and relevance of Muslim heritage and its mostly unacknowledged scientific contributions to current world civilisation and also to promote social cohesion and inter-cultural appreciation through education.
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