Comments on: Scientific Scholarship in the Muslim World http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Naveed http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/comment-page-1/#comment-40742 Naveed Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:07:35 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/#comment-40742 There is no dearth of talent among Muslims, we the Muslims who taught the world about science based on our holy Scripture "Quran". Alhamdulilah even today if we work with perseverance, we can prove the world that we are the best. There is no dearth of talent among Muslims, we the Muslims who taught the world about science based on our holy Scripture “Quran”. Alhamdulilah even today if we work with perseverance, we can prove the world that we are the best.

]]> By: IM http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39522 IM Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:02:49 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/#comment-39522 The brain drain is a large part of it. There is no shortage of Muslim scholars and researchers in the West but the problem is they must leave to become great researchers and scholars because the culture in the Muslim countries just doesn't support this sort of thing. The brain drain is a large part of it. There is no shortage of Muslim scholars and researchers in the West but the problem is they must leave to become great researchers and scholars because the culture in the Muslim countries just doesn’t support this sort of thing.

]]> By: Omar http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39501 Omar Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:02:38 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/#comment-39501 no there is another point to the argument, scholars or scientist put their finding in well established journals, instead of wasting their finding on something that would not hold up the credibility of their argument. Research is not based on faith, their are a number of Muslim scholars around the world that do not like to publicieses their background, unlike you guys said the Jewish scholars who publicieses their faith in every line of their research. no there is another point to the argument, scholars or scientist put their finding in well established journals, instead of wasting their finding on something that would not hold up the credibility of their argument.
Research is not based on faith, their are a number of Muslim scholars around the world that do not like to publicieses their background, unlike you guys said the Jewish scholars who publicieses their faith in every line of their research.

]]> By: Vrijheid! http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39368 Vrijheid! Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:26:23 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/#comment-39368 I like what Antish wrote, also - basing the facts on religion as well would indicate whether the anti-intellectual culture suggested by the excerpt is due to Islam itself or (more likely) other factors - access? quality / standards? cultural? I would also say this is the same old banter we've all heard before - "Muslims are lazy people! Look at Jewish scholars! Everywhere! Where are the Muslim scholars? Like in the past with ibn Sina, etc..." Sometimes makes me wonder whether they're honestly advocating education or just encouraging scholarly competition for ego's sake. I like what Antish wrote, also – basing the facts on religion as well would indicate whether the anti-intellectual culture suggested by the excerpt is due to Islam itself or (more likely) other factors – access? quality / standards? cultural?

I would also say this is the same old banter we’ve all heard before – “Muslims are lazy people! Look at Jewish scholars! Everywhere! Where are the Muslim scholars? Like in the past with ibn Sina, etc…” Sometimes makes me wonder whether they’re honestly advocating education or just encouraging scholarly competition for ego’s sake.

]]> By: Antish http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39354 Antish Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:30:51 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/08/10/scientific-scholarship-in-the-muslim-world/#comment-39354 Pretty suss figures, really. For example, given that India has a population in the same league as all Muslims countries combined, it isn't surprising that its paper output is in the same league. And given that graduates in poor countries tend to go to rich countries to get work - especially pure research work - it would be much more interesting to know the religion of authors of papers, rather than their nationality. Pretty suss figures, really. For example, given that India has a population in the same league as all Muslims countries combined, it isn’t surprising that its paper output is in the same league. And given that graduates in poor countries tend to go to rich countries to get work – especially pure research work – it would be much more interesting to know the religion of authors of papers, rather than their nationality.

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