Islam and Science: An Islamist revolution
@article{Masood2006IslamAS, title={Islam and Science: An Islamist revolution}, author={Ehsan Masood}, journal={Nature}, year={2006}, volume={444}, pages={22-25} }
Islamist political parties are taking over from secular ones across the Muslim world. What does this mean for science at home and scientific cooperation with the West? Ehsan Masood investigates.
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