It is absolutely riveting to watch what has been unfolding in Egypt. The next few days will be crucial to see how the next set-up will be like. Nevertheless, lets celebrate for now! The last 18 days have been absolutely incredible. Its got to shake things even more in the Middle East. C'mon Libya!
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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- Muslim Inquisition Today: the plight of Usama Hasan
- "Nostalgia for the Light" looks absolutely fantastic!
- AAAS Meeting: Quantum Leap in the Search for Other...
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- Extrasolar planets and religious implications of E...
- Integrating science in Muslim societies
- Nidhal's report from the AAAS: General impressions...
- On the use of social media in the uprisings in the...
- At the annual AAAS meeting in Washington D.C.
- Sagan on Life looking for Life
- A review of ‘Flickering Pixels: how technology sha...
- Education and Jobs in the Middle East
- YES!! Mubarak Gone!
- Get ready for Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
- Statistical Analyses to Predict the Next Revolutio...
- Celebrating anti-intellectualism and ignorance wit...
- Protecting Egyptian Museum in Cairo
- Getting closer to finding habitable planets!
- A wind farm and the 'sacredness' of wind
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3 comments:
What? Is he gone??
Well it is not important whether he has gone or not, what really is important is who (or what) is coming next?
Fingers (and spears) crossed ;-)
One step at a time...
Amazing that a 30 year dictator can be driven out by people. Actually the protest movement has shown a remarkable bit of sophistication. Lets see if they can keep it up - and I sure hope they do!
Oh - and Qaddafi should also start packing up his bags...
Na...he looks more vicious :-)
But I think he is more than a just a dictator. I don't know many Libyans but a friend from Libya gave a very good opinion about him. Look how successful his foriegn diplomacy was, he actually got freed a very high profile criminal from the scottish custody just because he was a Libyan citizen. That is the value of being a Libyan under his dictatorship, isn't? (But that is a very limited subjective analysis I admit). This is in stark contrast to the country that sends teenage soldiers to fight and die in rough terrain in a morally failed and useless war. What do you say?
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