Islam
FEATURED GRANT
Science and Religion in Islam
Professor Jean Staune
Interdisciplinary University of Paris (Paris, France)
Dr. Bruno Guiderdoni, Director of Research
Paris Institute of Astrophysics (Paris, France)
This grant supports the establishment of a constructive engagement between science and religion from an Islamic perspective. An international research group of distinguished Muslim scholars will focus on the nature of ultimate reality, approached through diverse subtopics and across scientific and academic disciplines. The project includes multimedia broadcasts of panel discussions for the French-speaking Muslim people of Europe and the Arab world. The May 2008 conference "Science, Cultures, and ther Future of Humanity" was held in Doha, Qatar, and was jointly organized by the Al Jazeera Center for Studies and the Interdisciplinary University of Paris.