Credit where credit is due. Good news that the Vatican is going green. Enjoy the segment (and the Jane Austen bit comes as a bonus):
What is Irtiqa?
Irtiqa is Salman Hameed's blog. A few years ago (before Facebook killed many of the blogs), it used to track stories of science & religion, especially those related to Muslim societies. That is still one of its foci, but now it dovetails more of Salman's interests including film, astronomy, science fiction, and science outreach in both Pakistan and the US.
Irtiqa literally means evolution in Urdu. But it does not imply only biological evolution. Instead, it is an all encompassing word used for evolution of the universe, biological evolution, and also for biological/human development. While it has created confusion in debates over biological evolution in South Asia, it provides a nice integrative name for this blog. For further information, contact Salman Hameed.
The blog banner is designed by Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad. You can find all his creative endeavors at Orangie.
Salman Hameed
Salman is an astronomer and Associate Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. Currently, he is working on understanding the rise of creationism in contemporary Islamic world and how Muslims view the relationship between science & religion. He is also working with historian Tracy Leavelle at Creighton University to analyze reconciliation efforts between astronomers and Native Hawaiians over telescopes on top of sacred Mauna Kea in Hawaii. He teaches “History and Philosophy of Science & Religion” with philosopher Laura Sizer, and “Science in the Islamic World”, both at Hampshire College. Salman and Laura Sizer are also responsible for the ongoing Hampshire College Lecture Series on Science & Religion, and you can find videos of all these lectures below. Contact information here.
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- Arab Spring
- art
- Astronomy
- Astronomy Pictures from Pakistan
- atheism
- beliefs of scientists
- Catholic Church and science
- creationism
- education
- education in muslim world
- ethics morality and science
- evolution
- faith and medicine
- film theater and television
- Friday Journal Club
- general
- history
- humor
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- Irtiqa Conversations
- Islam and Modernity
- islam and science
- Islamic Calendar
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- Judaism and science
- media
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- off topic
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- posts by Nidhal Guessoum
- primates
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- Saturday Video
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- Off-Topic: Ahmed Rashid on Fresh Air
- In Pakistan next week
- Remains identified - Copernicus
- aah - idiocy has no bounds...
- A monument for the soul from 8th century BC
- Paul Davies at Hampshire College on Thursday
- Can atheists be nice?
- Naturalistic worldview and the ethics of eating meat
- Colbert on the Vatican going green
- Jihadists on the couch
- Colloquium about Mauna Kea controvery at Yale
- Science & Religion at Film & History conference
- A Human Train?
- Biblical Creation with Ricky Gervais
- Science, faith and Descartes
- Saudi books in British Islamic schools
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2 comments:
Steven Colbert is wickedly funny.
He has such a wit and such and ego too.
I dare him to say he is an athiest on TV. That would take true bravery.
Actually, Steve Colbert is Catholic, and from what I hear fairly sincere about it, even reading the Nicene Creed on his show once. This is fairly public knowledge.
What's your interest in his claiming to be an atheist?
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