Couple of days ago I had posted about Charles Bolden's interview with Al-Jazeera and the NASA outreach to the Muslim world. Well, as expected, the Daily Show has a take on it (and the not so surprising reaction from Fox News). Here is the clip (apologies to readers not in the US - it is probably playable only in the US):
BWAHAHAHA ... I guess Sarah Palin didn't realise that a lot of the Canon Codes used as a template of the American constitution is lifted from the qanun developed by Muslim jurists near a millennium ago.
New reader to your blog here (and a Hampshire alum) – I have very much enjoyed the various postings (especially the ones I can follow). I just wanted to thank you particularly for this Daily Show clip, which I hadn’t seen. I have been quite stymied trying to figure out how to deal with my frustration at the anti-Cordoba House sentiment here in New York City, and was relieved to find that there could actually be humor about the whole thing. Wry humor, but nevertheless…
(In one of today’s daily papers, there was a photo of a protestor holding up a sign that says, “SEPARATE MOSQUE FROM SACRED GROUND.” Apparently the protestors do not see any irony in that sentiment. Sigh…)
Thanks for offering the option of trying to laugh instead of fume. I look forward to reading more postings.
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.
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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.
5 comments:
ABC News' spineless response reminds of me of this recent webcomic. Sad.
ha! Great relevant comic. Thanks.
BWAHAHAHA ... I guess Sarah Palin didn't realise that a lot of the Canon Codes used as a template of the American constitution is lifted from the qanun developed by Muslim jurists near a millennium ago.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi, Salman –
New reader to your blog here (and a Hampshire alum) – I have very much enjoyed the various postings (especially the ones I can follow). I just wanted to thank you particularly for this Daily Show clip, which I hadn’t seen. I have been quite stymied trying to figure out how to deal with my frustration at the anti-Cordoba House sentiment here in New York City, and was relieved to find that there could actually be humor about the whole thing. Wry humor, but nevertheless…
(In one of today’s daily papers, there was a photo of a protestor holding up a sign that says, “SEPARATE MOSQUE FROM SACRED GROUND.” Apparently the protestors do not see any irony in that sentiment. Sigh…)
Thanks for offering the option of trying to laugh instead of fume. I look forward to reading more postings.
Kate
Welcome to the blog, Kate, and thanks for the comment. The mosque issues is crazy and, yes, I'm glad the Daily Show can make us laugh about it...
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