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Evolution and Muslim education, a survey
04.03.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

A three-year ‘Islam and Evolution’ research project presented recently at McGill University in Montreal examined the understanding of evolution at the student, teacher and scientist level in Indonesia and Pakistan. According to the NatureNews article, the study, which surveyed 3,800 high-school students, found that students in these countries had a “good” understanding of evolution.
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Another jab at the hijab – vitamin D defficiency
02.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

It appears that being a practicing Muslim doesn’t simply increase your likelihood of having lowered bone mineral density (BMD) as a result of praying five times daily or wearing a hijab; physicians at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have found the conservative dress of the hijab to cause dangerously low vitamin D levels.
For the [...]
Prayer, God’s love, and low bone mineral density: A veiled attempt
12.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

In the infancy of this blog I posted some research discussing the effects of Islamic prayer on bone mineral density (BMD). It quickly became, and still is, my most popular blog post, and as such I keep a close eye on related research. Silly me, however, forgot the most simple of ways to do this, [...]
Prayer, God’s love, and low bone mineral density
08.01.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Prayer? Check. God’s love? Check. Low BMD? Che…Huh?
I came across this article and just couldn’t resist. I find that the many studies done on prayer attempt gauge its effectiveness, and from what I can see here they have all been coming from the wrong angle (Although, admittedly with great results); do not search for how [...]