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Winners of Excellent Leadership Award 2010   Islamic scientific channel East Africa Drought A series of interviews with IRI scientists on the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran Why Earth Science The earth sciences are central to all aspects of life Previous Next View All Items         News Pakistan puts science back on its development agenda In a major policy shift, Pakistan's government has declared science and innovation as a "central pillar of socio-economic development", and has promised to increase research spending from 0.59 to two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020. Centre of maths, science excellence launched in Senegal Senegal has opened the new Pan-African centre of excellence for Africa’s out- standing maths and science graduates US-ISLAMIC STATES: Science link-up to be launched A ground-breaking initiative to foster higher education and scientific cooperation among Islamic countries, and between them and the United States, will be launched next May. Previous Next View All Items         Muslim women in science The winners of the 2011 l’Oréal-UNESCO Pan-Arab For Women In Science Fellowships program announced The Names of the nine exceptional Arab women scientists are from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. FAWE Research Initiative 2011/2012 .......Call for Proposals Strengthening Gender Research to Improve Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa Women in Science and Technology in Muslim Countries Message of Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director at the International Forum on Women in Science and Technology in Muslim Countries in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 September 2011. Previous Next View All Items         Studies and reports Assuring Food Security in Developing Countries under the Challenges of Climate Change: Key Trade and Development Issues of a Fundamental Transformation of Agriculture Why and how to communicate your research A Guide for Scientists, Engineers and Technologists Growing knowledge: Access to research in east and southern African universities The report indicated that availability of the world's top 20 journals across 15 disciplines is approaching that of European universities. But it also found that problems further down the line mean that papers are not actually getting read Previous Next View All Items         Feature A glance over highlights of science and technology in Iran Persia was a cradle of science in earlier times. Persian scientists contributed to the current understanding of nature, medicine, mathematics, and philosophy. Science could blossom if political 'Arab Spring' succeeds A rebirth of science in Islamic countries? Previous Next View All Items         opinion Museum of science and technology in Islam Why has the Muslim world made no Contribution to Science and Technology? The Muslim world, although possessing the correct creed, which is from the creator of universe, has been absent amongst the Ummah in terms of implementation, this is what made them great in the past. It was Islam, which drove the ummah in the past, and it will be Islam insha'Allah, which will make the ummah great once more. What the Arab Spring Means for Science in the Arab World Previous Next View All Items         Profile Muhammad Yunus Noble Prize Winner in economy in 2006 from Bangladesh Mohamed Abdus Salam “Nobel Prize winner for physics in 1979 from Pakistan” Ahmed Zewail “Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1999 from Egypt” Previous Next View All Items         netwatch 2011 UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award deadline: 16 December 2011. World Technology Network Arab scientific community organization Previous Next View All Items         Science and technology education observatory North Africa : Reforms Needed in Higher Education to Meet the Needs of Young People in Middle East and North Africa A new report released today, Breaking Even or Breaking Through: Reaching Financial Sustainability While Providing High Quality Standards in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa, highlights the need to increase funding to meet the demands for more and better education opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. IRAQ: Sweeping higher education reforms planned Iraq plans to rebuild its war-torn higher education system by giving financial and administrative independence to universities, establishing specialised institutions and allowing foreign universities to open branches in the country Online Universities It is an online resource for students interested in going to college online. OnlineUniversities.com's goal is to assist students in finding the best online university that fits your needs and demands as a student. It is an online resource for students interested in going to college online. OnlineUniversities.com's goal is to assist students in finding the best online university that fits your needs and demands as a student. Previous Next View All Items         Spotlights ضغط العمل، وأثره على العلاقات الأسرية وعلاجه وكيفية تجنبه Allah الدعاء Previous Next View All Items         Meetings & conferences   The First annual meeting of the Middle-Eastern Association for Cancer Research (MEACR) …. "Cancer Research from Bench to Clinic" Date: 27-29 December, 2011 Location: Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt Documents: PDF - DOC The Fourth International Chemistry Conference "Chemistry and its Role and Application in Development" Date: 19-21, November 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Documents: Arabic - English 38th, Annual Conference of the Association of Egyptian American Scholars (AEAS) Date: Dec. 26 - Dec. 30, 2011 Location: Cairo & Tanta - Egypt View All Items         Fellowships, awards and & training opportunities   TUMS Scholarship Program 2012 in Medical Sciences at Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran University of Medical Sciences Scholarship Program (TUMS Scholarship Program)for Undergraduate and Graduate courses in medical Sciences China Govt Scholarship Program for International Students, Nanjing University, China ALECSO innovation prize for Arab reaserachers Documents: Information - Application form View All Items         Academic job opportunities in the islamic world   Research/Senior Research Fellow Location: Abuja, Nigeria Organisation: International Food Policy Research Institute Closing Date: 16 November 2011 Medical Research Position in Obstetrics and Gynecology at United Arab Emirates University, UAE Innovation and Impact Specialist Location: Penang, Malaysia Closing Date: 12 September 2011 View All Items

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