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1001 Inventions at National Geographic Museum, Washington DC, USA |
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By: 1001 Inventions, Thu 09 August, 2012 |
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The award-winning interactive exhibition, 1001 Inventions, opened in the US capital on the 3rd of August 2012, introducing brand new audiences to the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization. Visitors to the National Geographic Museum, just half a mile from the White House, will be given the opportunity to discover the ground-breaking scientific and cultural achievements of this era, from the 7th to the 17th centuries, for six months until the 3rd of February 2013.
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Islamic Development Bank 2012 Prizes for Science and Technology |
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By: The Editorial Board, Mon 12 December, 2011 |
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The Editorial Board In recognition of the crucial role of Science and Technology (S&T;) towards social and economic development, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) announced the 10th Edition (1433H- 2012G) of his Prizes for Science and Technology. Those awards are intended to promote scientific and technological research projects for the benefit of its member countries. The IDB Prizes for S&T; aim at encouraging institutions of excellence and promoting competition among S&T; institutions. The Prizes also reflect the commitment of the IDB to implementing forward-looking policies and integrating advanced S&T; applications in the development agenda of the Islamic World.
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Subsequent Thoughts on the '1001 Inventions' Exhibition in Istanbul (August-October 2010) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 10 December, 2010 |
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Dr. Toygar Akman This article by Professor Toygar Akman presents, as the title indicates, afterthoughts inspired by the '1001 inventions' exhibition. The author particularly focuses on the Turkish phase of the exhibition (1001 Icat Sergisi), which opened in Istanbul on the 18th August 2010 and stayed there until the 5th October. During this period, about 400,000 people visited the exhibition from all around the world. Professor Akman explains why this exhibition was so successful in Istanbul and highlights the work of one of the main scientists celebrated by the exhibition, the master engineer Al-Jazari, whose engineering book was previously the subject of investigations published by Professor Toygar Akman.
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1001 Inventions: A Conference to Celebrate the International Launch (25-26 May 2010) |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 27 April, 2010 |
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The Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) organizes an International Conference on Muslim Heritage in our World during 25-26 May 2010. This academic meeting will be held on the occasion of celebrating the International Launch of the new blockbuster Exhibition 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World in the Science Museum, London.
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Celebrating an Ottoman Intellectual: 2009 Year of Kâtip Çelebi |
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By: FSTC Research Team, Wed 01 July, 2009 |
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FSTC Research Team Kâtip Çelebi was arguably the most important Ottoman intellectual figure of the 17th century. Being the author of many works in the fields of bio-bibliography, geography, history and economics, he held reformist opinions and cultivated knowledge of both the classical Islamic tradition in science and culture as well as a relative familiarity with the European literature of his time. 2009 being the 400th anniversary of his birth, several meetings and conferences have been organised to celebrate him as intellectual and scholar. In the following article, we present an account of some of those events that were organised recently in Turkey, with a survey of Kâtip Çelebi's bio-bibliography.
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1001 Inventions vs. 1001 nights: Thoughts on the Renaissance of Science in the Modern Arab World |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 26 March, 2009 |
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Professor Rafid Al-Khaddar, Head of Construction and Civil Engineering Department at John Moores University, Liverpool, and Key Associate and Fellow of FSTC on Environment in Muslim Heritage, presented a lecture in the symposium hosted by the Cambridge University Arab Society (CUAS) on "Science and Research in the Arab World: Obstacles, Challenges and Future Perspectives" (14th March 2009). We present hereafter the abstract of his lecture, a short biography, a notice on the Cambridge University Arab Society and some resources for further reading.
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Okasha El-Daly Lectures at Leeds on Muslim Heritage in Our World |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 05 March, 2009 |
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The Leeds University Islamic Awareness Week organised by students invited Dr. Okasha El Daly to deliver the opening lecture on Monday 16th February 2009. Dr El-Daly, the Director of Projects of FSTC, lectured on "Muslim Heritage in Our World". He covered the sources of Islamic sciences and the interest Muslim scholars had in the ancient civilisations.
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Homage to Professor Salim Al-Hassani in Al-Ithinainiya Literary Forum in Jeddah |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sat 07 February, 2009 |
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Homage to Professor Salim Al-Hassani in Al-Ithinainiya Literary Forum in Jeddah
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