SUB-AREAS OF THE CONFERENCE

The details of sub-areas and suggested papers of the conference are as follows:

(i) The formation of Scientific Mind in Classical Islamic Civilization

1. The Relationships between Religion and Science
2. Continuity and Change in the history of Islamic Science
3. The Formation of Islamic Scientific Mind: A Case of Muslim intellectuals and scholars
4. Curricula for the Education of Muslim Scientists
5. The Islamic Scientific Institutions during Classical Period: Observatories, Hospitals, Colleges etc.
6. Science as a Profession in Classical Islam (i.e. Physicians, Navigator etc.)
7. The Various Universal Figures in Islamic Scientific Enterprise
8. Patronization in Islamic Science
9. The Decline of Classical Islamic Science

(ii) The Impact of Modern Western Science and Technology in the Muslim World

1. The Secularization of Science
2. The Impact of Colonial Educational Policies and Curricula on Science Education in Muslim World
3. Muslim Responses to Modern Science & Technology

(iii) Towards Making Islamic Scientific Worldview Relevant to Contemporary Science Education

1. Re-Formulation of Scientific Educational Policies in the Modern Muslim World
2. Roles of Governments, Private Sectors and the Media
3. Muslim Scientific Education and the Contemporary World Order