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Indonesian trash library: plastic in exchange for books

Reden Roro Hendarty, a librarian on the Indonesian island of Java, has opened a mobile library, giving out books to children in exchange for plastic waste. Her idea is for them…

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Abd ar-Rahman al-Khazini – an eminent physicist and ascetic from Merv

Abd al-Rahman al-Hazini, who was a Byzantine Greek by birth, became famous as an astronomer, mechanic, mathematician, philosopher and alchemist, writes Sadettin Okten for İslam Ansiklopedisi. There is no special…

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10 Muslim scientists who contributed to the development of mathematics

Islamic scholars who have made outstanding contributions to mathematics have inspired thinkers such as Isaac Newton, Evangelista Torricelli, Galileo Galilei. The Fikriyat website lists 10 mathematicians from the Islamic world who…

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World’s largest mosque in Makkah could lead green charge under solar power plan

Greenpeace report says that installing solar panels at places of worship such as Masjid Al Haram could help protect planet Installing solar panels at 10 major mosques in the Middle…

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Wild Arab West brings together Eastern and Western culture

The “Wild Arab West” is a concept created by two UAE residents, Hassa and Iman, as a platform to highlight the fusion of Eastern and Western culture through art, lifestyle…

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Halal parks as eco-industrial clusters

For the implementation of the halal principle, the production of halal products and services, it is no longer enough to have only one appropriate certification. This direction is developing at such…

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Islam and the Media: From Religious Media to Media Religion

Modern media are mass media that came from the West, so their codes are based on Western culture, says Mustafa Chukhadar, head of the official channel of the Turkish Ministry…

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The importance Islam attaches to education and teachers

Probably, pedagogical activity is as old as the history of mankind. All great religions and civilizations paid great attention to it, writes Ibrahim Ozen. Today, the concept of “education” implies only…

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Stirling prize shortlist: from mosque stunner to neo-neolithic flats

Amesmerising wooden mosque in Cambridge will go head to head with a Cornish footbridge and a cluster of black boatsheds in the Lake District, in this year’s battle for the…

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How Saudi women engineers are transforming a male-dominated industrial environment

Despite recent progress, women remain a minority in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. Nevertheless, with a growing number of…