Muslim Heritage
Editorial:15/4/08
In an age when heritage in so many parts of the world is either ignored, Disneyized into theme parks or, worse still, subjected to the destructive onslaught of the bulldozer and the developer, it is encouraging to learn that the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the US Library of Congress plan to digitize all Arab and Muslim scientific records. The information, showing clearly the great achievements of Arab Muslim civilization, will be available free of charge on the Internet through the World Digital Library. This is very significant and important news. One of the aims of the library, to be launched by UNESCO early next year, is the promotion of international and intercultural understanding.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=108962&d=15&m=4&y=2008
What Muslims Think
Aijaz Zaka Syed;15/4/08
Opinion polls fascinate me. They are, if honestly conducted, perhaps the best possible way of gauging public opinion. At a time when spin is the norm and global media is controlled, manipulated and dictated by powerful corporate interests and governments, it’s not easy to get a clear picture on any given issue.This is especially true when the story involves marginalized minorities and dispossessed groups. And of late the Muslims have been at the receiving end. After the disintegration of Soviet Union, the West found itself a new enemy in Islam
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=108964&d=15&m=4&y=2008&pix= opinion.jpg&category=Opinion
Tags: Global, Islam, Muslim Thinking, USA