I have just started reading Richard Holmes' Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science and it is an absolute pleasure. Right off the bat, he links scientific passion to wonder and brings up this fantastic quote from Plato:
In Wonder all Philosophy began: in Wonder it ends...But the first Wonder is the Offspring of Ignorance; the last is the Parent of Adoration.
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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- Big Bang in 2 minutes
- A.Q. Khan's plagiarism
- Sharia-compliant superheroes
- Galileo on Google
- Darwin corn maze in Massachusetts
- David Attenborough in a different light (and color)
- Sand and imagination
- Ontological argument via cartoon
- Sympathy for mediums
- Robert Wright on Colbert
- Galileo in the service of Islam
- The Ninth Configuration
- Religious embrace of technology
- Darwin and Asa Gray on stage
- Chris Smither singing "Origin of species"
- Flying rabbis blowing prayers in the wind
- Is evolution killing all the health-care grannies??
- Medical ethics in space
- John Waters on Fresh Air
- Not allowed to drive - but can have breast implants
- Plato on Wonder
- "New Scientist" opinion piece on Miracles
- An art lesson: Comparing Caravaggio and Rembrandt
- Dr. Israr Ahmed on Evolution
- Hanging out with Galileo - Venice
- Shatner reading Palin
- The cognitive continuum between humans and other a...
- Its the fire, stupid
- Evolution to be discussed at "Islam in America" co...
- Cosmology in the Gospel of Judas
- Darwin and a Nigerian sect
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