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Islam and Science: Steps towards reform

Building a knowledge-based society in today's Arab world depends on overcoming primarily political obstacles to progress. Nader Fergany analyses the reforms required for an Arab renaissance.

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Fergany, N. Islam and Science: Steps towards reform. Nature 444, 33–34 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/444033a

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