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Nature 422, 101-102 (13 March 2003) | doi:10.1038/422101a
Academies wrestle with issue of Islam's flagging science base
Declan Butler
With the world on the brink of a conflict that is likely to reverberate for years to come, scientific leaders gathered in Trieste, Italy, last week to discuss why Islamic countries have neglected science and technology, and what could be done to end this neglect.Stretching from Indonesia to Morocco, and from Uganda to Kazakhstan, Muslim countries are home to 1.
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