<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arabic-L: Mon 11 Feb 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To post messages to the list, send them to <a href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</a>]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Subject:New book on Islamic Science</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date: 11 Feb 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:Rudi Deen <<a href="mailto:r.deen@isc.keele.ac.uk">r.deen@isc.keele.ac.uk</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:New book on Islamic Science</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; ">SCIENCE UNDER ISLAM – RISE, DECLINE AND REVIVAL<br><br>Prof S. M. Deen of Keele University, England.<br><br>The author was interviewed on BBC/Radio-4 "Sunday" on Oct 21, 2007, by Edward Stourton:<br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/sunday/s20071021d.ram">http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/sunday/s20071021d.ram</a>.<br><br>The book describes the rise of science (and technology) in the Islamic Golden Age, examines the causes that led to its decline, reviews failed later attempts for its revival and finally discusses social and religious reformation needed for it to flourish in contemporary Muslim societies. Social reformation covers rule of law, democratic infra-structure and human-rights, while religious reformation involves the reinterpretation of scripture.<br><br>It is argued that without such a social and religious reformation, Muslims (a quarter of the earth's population) will be less able to participate in the science-driven 21st century world. It is important that the Muslim leaders in the UK and elsewhere address the need of such an essential reformation, without which, Muslims as a people will remain in a limbo and thus continue to be vulnerable to extremist ideas. <br><br>Therefore this book should be a must for all those interested in the creation of a harmonious one-world. It is also the book for every thinking Muslim. The book is an antidote to extremism.<br><br>Some Comments<br>Dr Jonathan Lageard [Manchester Metropolitan University]: <br> "Fascinating, gripping, challenging, deserving of a global audience".<br><br>Dr Bilayet Hossain [University of Oklahoma]:<br>"...a gripping narrative ... also challenged the contemporary Muslim societies to find ways to revive the spirit of intellectual pursuit ... based on scientific truth ... ". <br><br>This book can be ordered from Lulu.com (the digital publisher), <br>or from Amazon, Barnes & Nobles (USA) or other booksellers.<br>ISBN 978-1-84799-942-9, UK Price £11.50, Size: 6"x9", Pages: 262.<br>Both Amazon.co.uk and Lulu.com have a long review of the book.<br><br><br>Other Radio Interviews <br><br>Apart from the Radio4 the author was also interviewd on BBC Radio Stoke, by Lamont Howie, on Sunday Dec 9, 2007. See the link:<br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/faith/features/archive/2007/oct_dec.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/faith/features/archive/2007/oct_dec.shtml</a><br><br>Book Launch<br><br>A seminar on and the formal book launch of this book was hosted by the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in Manchester on Wednesday, Dec 5, 2007, which was attended by scholars on Islamic sciences and studies from the universities in the Manchester area.<br><br>For further information, please see the website: <br><a href="http://www.scienceunderislam.com/">http://www.scienceunderislam.com</a> <br><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">End of Arabic-L: 11 Feb 2008</div></body></html>