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Nature 444, 545 (30 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444545b; Published online 29 November 2006
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Islam: science is held back by paternalistic traditions
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The News Feature "An Islamist revolution" (Nature 444, 22–25; 2006) and other articles in Nature's "Islam and science" special issue make interesting reading. As a former executive director of the Pakistan Medical Research Council, I note that the current lack of capacity for science in Islamic countries is well highlighted, and the great uncertainty in predicting its future (despite some recent positive developments) is rightly underscored.
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