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Muslim Heritage Newsletter: 5th Issue

Discover the Scientific and Technological Muslim Heritage in Our World
A Quarterly Publication issued by the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), Manchester, UK Issue 5 - Vol. 2 * Rabi' al-Awwal 1431 / March 2010
Read Previous Newsletters: Issue 1: November 2007; Issue 2: March 2008 ; Issue 3: July 2008 ; Issue 4: December 2008.
The Exhibition "1001 Inventions" Opens at the Science Museum, London
	The Exhibition "1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World" opened at the Science Museum in London on 21 January 2010 and was greeted with great interest by the world's media, keen to cover the exhibition and comment on its various elements. The exhibition, which runs until 30 June 2010, looks at the social, scientific and technical achievements that are credited to the Muslim world, whilst celebrating the shared scientific heritage of other cultures. The exhibition is a British based project, produced in association with the Jameel Foundation. Initially the exhibition was expected to stay on display until 25 April 2010. But because of the great success it encountered and the rush of visitors, the duration of the 1001 Inventions Exhibition at the Science Museum was extended until the 30th of June 2010. Click here to read more…
Innovation introduced to facilitate navigation on www.MuslimHeritage.com
	To facilitate navigation on our web portal, the homepage of www.MuslimHeritage.com will display two links that will lead our visitors to two main sections of the web portal: Topics and Events. When you click on "Topics", you will be led to a list of themes in which all the contents of the data base are classified. These are the main sciences and areas of knowledge practiced in Muslim Heritage. They encompass the whole spectrum of learning, from hard sciences and applied knowledge to features of civilisation, such as "the art of living". The "Events" link opens an important facility of the data base where hundreds of meetings, conferences, symposia and calls for papers, from all over the world, are announced to those interested in following activities in the scholarly world about the past and the present of the Islamic world, and also for those wishing to participate. Click here to read more…
New Publications on MuslimHeritage.com
	Click here to view a New Series of Publications on www.MuslimHeritage.com, the academic website of FSTC which, the Number One Free Electronic Source of information on scientific, technological, historical and cultural aspects of Muslim Heritage. In this Fifth Issue of the Newsletter, a new series of articles and studies are featured. These publications cover numerous aspects of Muslim heritage in science, technology, history and culture, including valuable contributions by eminent scholars in the field and coverage of different topics. The articles are illustrated with video animations, multimedia materials and graphic illustrations often extracted directly from unpublished manuscripts.
Activities and Announcements
	To stay informed about past and future activities of FSTC and its members and associates, as well as Muslim Heritage related events, click here. Read in this issue: 1. The Exhibition "1001 Inventions" Opens at the Science Museum 2. The new 1001 Inventions website went live on 21st January 2010 3. Muslim Heritage Awareness Group (MHAG) meetings 4. Conferences and lectures presented and attended by FSTC members 5. Events organised by FSTC and 6. Awards received by its members.
Various Features, Topics and Services available on MuslimHeritage.com
	Among various features and services we offer to our readers, there are: Discussion Forums, Events related to Muslim Heritage all over the world, Feedback where you can react, an interactive Timeline of Islamic civilisation, a Virtual Civilisation tool for navigation to view the Muslim world through different topics, Muslim Scholars, a huge list of analytic and historical biographies about famous Muslim Scholars of the past, Features displaying news on ongoing activities, Topics, a list of entries listing in a synthetic way the contents of the web portal, and least but not least, the new service, Muslim Heritage Videos, presenting a set of original videos. Read more…
	NEWSLETTER TEAM: Chief Editor: Mohammed Abattouy Deputy Editor: Anne-Maria Brennan Associate Editor (History of Science): Salim Ayduz Associate Editor (Education): Ian Fenn Production Team: Cem Nizamoglu, Sondoss Al-Hassani, Margaret Morris, Savas Konur.
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by: FSTC Limited, Fri 26 February, 2010