In fact, they are all connected too (Feynman, Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye). Its great that some old interviews are getting attention in a completely new way. Enjoy. (tip Pharyngula)
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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- More on KAUST
- Higgs Boson with Colbert
- Scientology conviction in France
- Kitcher et al on the fact of evolution
- Boston Globe on Islamic Creationism
- Ok - we get it: We are all connected
- Another Astrofest by Khwarizmi Science Society
- The Economist laments poor education standards in ...
- Hubble's rescue on NOVA
- Call for Papers: Towards a Unified Science of Reli...
- Genesis, God, and Tyra
- Making sense of Al Jazeera's strange coverage of "...
- Off-Topic: War of necessity in Aghanistan
- NYT: A Schoolgirl's Odyssey
- Science & Faith (Muslim) in an episode of "Bones"
- Cold War and nuclear bombs
- Dawkins kicks O'Reilly's butt
- Religion in "The Invention of Lying"
- Pew Study: Mapping the Global Muslim Population
- Plagiarism by Iranian ministers
- KAUST and King Abdullah
- Interview with NH-Public Radio
- Darwin & Evolution in the Muslim World: Group photo
- Darwin & Evolution in the Muslim World Conference
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2 comments:
Nicely done. It was cool to see old "Cosmos" segments this way.
Beautiful!!
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