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The truth about Arab science

Khaled Diab July 23, 2009.

Print: The Guardian

Scientists must leave Arab countries to find success, and even proponents of science in the Middle East must kowtow to Islam wherever their knowledge comes into conflict with the Koran. There are many reasons for the near-death of science in Arab countries, but a failure to put universal truths above religious ones must be one of them.

The reappliance of science

Ian Sample March 9, 2009.

The Guardian

US stem cell researchers will always meet with some disapproval – but at least they now have their president behind them.