Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy: "Islam and Science Have Parted Ways"
In: Middle East quarterly, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 69-74
ISSN: 1073-9467
A leading Pakistani nuclear physicist explores Islam's disengagement from science & knowledge creation. Topics include the role of the ulema & Islamism in impeding innovation, the power of the mullahs, the Islamist-science relationship, the mindset of South Asian scientists, the ongoing battle against South Asian irrationality despite the development of nuclear weapons, the need for educational reform, the need to separate science from religion, religious education's bias against science, madrasa reform efforts, problems with the quality of Muslim scholarly publications, & the clash between moderate & literalist Islam & the role of the Taliban. Adapted from the source document.