“Islam & Science” Workshop at IIUM

“Islam and Science: an educational approach” for students and young researchers is going to be held from November 29 to December 2, 2013 on the ISTAC campus of the IIUM.

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in association with the American University of Sharjah (UAE) and the Université Interdisciplinaire de Paris (France), will hold the workshop.

This event will be the latest in a series of educational workshops that have previously been held in Paris (France), Constantine (Algeria), London (UK), and Amman (Jordan), with others scheduled to take place in the future in the UAE and elsewhere.

The general themes of the workshop span the following topics: Islam and the History & Philosophy of Science; Science and Qur’anic/Islamic Worldview; Islam & Modern Cosmology; Islam & Modern Biology (Evolution); Islam, the Environment and Ethics and Islam & Practical Astronomy.

The workshop will represent a unique opportunity for students and young researchers to discover the contemporary field of ‘science and religion’ through lectures by, and in-depth discussions with, internationally-recognized thinkers and experts in this field, as well as viewing and discussing a one-hour documentary on Science and Islam/Religion with over 20 thinkers, including two Nobel-Prize winners.

Source: IIUM