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Muslim Heritage Interview Series - Interview 2: Professor George Saliba |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 27 May, 2009 |
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Muslim Heritage Radio Show. The aim of this show is to educate the listeners about the contributions Muslim Scholars have made from a classical perspective in a wide range of fields, but also today's contemporary day and age. This week, the theme we are looking at is Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance. We are very grateful to have on the line all the way from the United States of America Professor George Saliba.
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Muslim Heritage Interviews - Interview 4: Professor Emilie Savage-Smith |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 26 May, 2009 |
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Professor Emilie Savage-Smith expands in this remarkable interview on Islamic mecicine of which she draws a lively picture. Beginning with a general survey of the conditions of its inception and development in an intercultural context, she mentions representative names and treatises, then the various fields of expertise are scrutinized and the different innovations this tradition brought are highlighted, from the classification of diseases, their treatment, the use of surgery, the improvement of medical instruments, the foundation of hospitals. The answers of the expert are informative on specific areas of medical care such as ophthalmology, mental illness, the development of a real industry of drugs, the various ways of healing, including the use of music in the treatment of emotional and mental stress. The exploitation of this treasure of medical knowledge in Europe until the 17th century is also reminded.
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Muslim Heritage Interview Series - Interview 3: Dr. Zohor Idrisi |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 26 May, 2009 |
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In the following interview, Dr Zohor Idrisi sheds light on Islamic agriculture and the culinary art in Muslim heritage. She mentions the various factors that favorised the development of agriculture in the Islamic civilisation, such the use of astronomical knowledge, the availability of an efficient water management system, the introduction of new techniques in irrigation, the use of new varieties of crops and plants. The result was a real agricultural revolution marked by a high productivity, never reached before in history. The last part of the interview hits upon contemporary issues, like environment strategies and consumption habits that we have to learn from the standpoint of Islamic practices based on respect of nature, human wisdom and common sense.
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Muslim Heritage Interviews - Interview 8: Abdul Sahib Shakiry |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 26 May, 2009 |
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The interview with Abdul Sahib Shakiry went along on his interests and activities as a promoter of Islamic tourism, with its correlate concept, responsible tourism. It is in this perspective that he advocated for the role of such encounters to develop mutual knowledge and understanding between various communities and cultures. Hence, tourism towards the Islamic world and from the Islamic countries to Europe are to be encouraged and intensified in order to bring people together and share their common values instead of stressing their differences.
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Muslim Heritage Interviews - Interview 7: Peter Sanders |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 26 May, 2009 |
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Muslim Heritage Interview Series - Interview 9: Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 26 May, 2009 |
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Interviewing Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the eminent specialist of the Islamic spiritual tradition, means talking about the core of spirituality in Islam, the contributions of Muslim scholars and thinkers in developing an original spiritual dimension, the formation and spread of schools and currents in Muslim sufism, and the role of Islamic spirituality in today's world. In a learned, informed and easy discussion, Professor Nasr covers the issue brilliantly and shows what meaning can Sufism and spirituality bring to our modern world, to cure some of its ailments.
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Muslim Heritage Interviews- Interview 6: Anthony Garnaut |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 26 May, 2009 |
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Islam in China and the contribution of the Muslim community of China to Muslim heritage is the theme of this interview with Anthony Garnaut. The genesis of the Chinese Muslim community, its history and culture are dealt with brilliantly, as well as the interactions between the Islamic civilisation and China in science and technology, especially in what regards four great inventions, that is paper making, compass, gunpowder, and the moveable type of printing. To broaden the scope of the analysis, the interview touches upon subjects such as Ibn Battuta's travel to China, the particularities of spiritual life of the Muslim community in China, and the situation of Islam in China today.
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Muslim Heritage Interviews - Interview 5: Dr. Rim Turkmani |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 22 May, 2009 |
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The tradition of Islamic astronomy is the main topic of the following interview, in which Dr Rim Turkmani, an astrophysicist scholar, draws on her passion for Islamic science to present a survey on salient aspects of Islamic classical astronomy. At the end, she shows how this scientific tradition is still inspiring today. On that point, the attitude of openness, diversity and tolerance is highlighted.
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FSTC at the House of Lords in London |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 08 May, 2009 |
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FSTC at the House of Lords in London
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The Muslim Heritage Awareness Group Meeting (24 March 2009, Royal Society, London) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 17 April, 2009 |
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The Muslim Heritage Awareness Group (MHAG), a think tank and consulting body of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) held recently its meeting on 24 March 2009 in London at the Royal Society. In the following short article, we present a report on the meeting and describe briefly the debates around the selected theme: Muslim Heritage and Social Media.
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