Ha! Enjoy (tip from grrlscientist).
And while at it, you can also help grrlscientist go to Antarctica. Here is her 300 word essay for reasons why you should vote for her.
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.
LABELS
- 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
- intelligent design
- Irtiqa Conversations
- Islam and Modernity
- islam and science
- Islamic Calendar
- islamic creationism
- Judaism and science
- media
- Muslims in Europe
- off topic
- Pakistan
- politics of science and religion
- posts by Nidhal Guessoum
- primates
- pseudoscience
- religion and environmentalism
- Religion and Health
- Religion and Technology
- Saturday Video
- science and Native religions
- science and religion books
- science fiction
- science in muslim world
- science of belief
- science of morality
- science religion and terrorism
- UFO religions
Blog Archive
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- On the recruitment of suicide bombers
- A long view of science
- Natural theology in a 1958 religious infomercial f...
- Book recommendation: The Road
- Travel blues
- Blown away by Peter Greenaway
- Ibn Battuta and Mars
- "Islamtoday" on Evolution
- "Oh God said to Abraham..."
- A roller coaster conference
- At Oxford: Science Taxi, Hair Salons, and Faucets
- Up with Darwin's Down House
- Alone on the dark side of "Moon"
- Science, poetry, and ficton in the 'age of wonder'
- Law & Order: The "genie" unit
- In England next week for a conference
- Leading an army into the afterlife
- Madrassas vs private schools in Pakistan
- Arab Science Jouranalism
- Tracing human evolution via mistakes
- Call for Papers: The Social Psychology of Religion
- Of Kosher and Halal web browsing
- Was the Earth designed for life?
- Mellencamp sings about Science & Religion
- Religious "Survivor" from Turkey
- "My medical pseudoscience is better than yours..."
- PRI's story on creationism in Turkey
- Maududi on evolution
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1 comments:
lol. The narrator sounds drunk.
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