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Rahsia Keajaiban Kaabah di Laman Sosial, Kaitannya Dengan Sains dan Agama

BERITA HARIANBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 13/03/2013

Dewasa ini tidak dapat dinafikan “impak” kalau pun tidak dikatakan “kuasa” teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (ICT) dalam bentuk facebook dan media-media sosial lainnya ke atas pemikiran masyarakat. Saban hari pelayar-pelayar laman sesawang dan empunya-empunya facebook akan tersentuh dan disentuh oleh/dengan berbagai berita, dan, maklumat tentang fenomena yang menyentuh keagamaan tidak terkecuali di dalam stok bahan-bahan…

Islamic Science or A Science That is Islamic?

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 12/02/2013

Currently an impressive exhibition called “Sultans of Science” is being held at the Petroscience Museum in Kuala Lumpur. It showcases the achievements of science and technology in Islamic Civilization during the 8th to 15th centuries, manifested in the centres of knowledge of the Middle Ages in Cordoba, Baghdad and Samarqand among others. To those interested…

More Than Just A Personal Belief (No Coercion in Religion Extended)

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 01/01/2013

In the midst of unstoppable secularization, religion is still significantly influential to the majority of people. The ‘Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism,’ a poll carried out by the WIN-Gallup International (July 2012) reports that 59% of the world’s population is religious, 23% are not religious, and 13% are atheists. Religion is not just a…

Perpaduan Masyarakat Majmuk Melalui Kepimpinan Budaya Teras dan Peranan Dialog

BERITA HARIANBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 01/12/2012

Budaya dialog antara kaum/etnik/budaya/peradaban amat perlu disuburkan dalam konteks negara kita untuk memperkukuhkan perpaduan dan integrasi nasional yang merupakan kunci kelestarian kepimpinan kelompok dan budaya teras serta kelangsungan identiti negara. Walaupun secara umumnya, kita bertuah di Malaysia kerana tidak mengalami konflik perkauman mahupun konflik keagamaan yang membimbangkan, namun beberapa peristiwa yang boleh dianggap serius seperti…

Viewing Reality Holistically: Integrating Science and Religion

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 27/11/2012

We need to view reality holistically because many problems today require solutions that are not only multidisciplinary in nature but also these solutions fundamentally require ethics and values which often lie outside of the scope of the field being looked at. We have a situation where the continuing demise of the once ‘dependable’ stands of…

Religion and Experiential Learning

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 18/09/2012

In a recent conference that brought together scholars, professionals and academicians of various religions to speak on interfaith harmony, a young man undergoing training as a religions trainer asked the question “what is the function of religion today?”. It took everyone by surprise but what is of significance is not only the question but also…

Islam, Fitrah dan Kebebasan

BERITA HARIANBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 14/09/2012

Apa pun respons masyarakat terhadap isu LGBT yang sedang banyak diperkatakan hari ini pemahaman yang menyeluruh dan lebih mendalam perlu sebelum langkah dan usaha memperbaiki keadaan atau menghadapi isu ini boleh sama-sama dilaksanakan oleh semua pihak. Kesedaran wujudnya peranan semua pihak dan kerjasama antara mereka amat diperlukan adalah hakikat mutlak yang perlu disedari sebenarnya kerana…

Going Green Through Religion

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 17/07/2012

By now the majority of us would agree that climate change is largely a man-made phenomenon. Some would even be more brutal by saying that it is a self inflicted wound. The greatest challenge we currently face in addressing climate change is our collective lack of proper awareness and collective efforts in arresting it or…

The Role of Interfaith Dialogue in Promoting Unity

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 01/05/2012

One activity that religion(s) can help to promote in the context of promoting unity is dialogue among groups with different belief systems, ethnicities, cultural and civilisational backgrounds. In the context of the United Nations, the idea of dialogue among faith groups and civilizations was first suggested by Iran in 1999. Subsequently, the United Nations General…

Enhancing Our Science Education

THE STARBy Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin 28/02/2012

Recently our attention have been drawn to the lack of interest among our students in science subjects in schools (New Straits Times 12-02-2012, Berita Harian 10-02-2012). This issue perhaps need our elaborated and continued engagement because in the context of the k-economy and Malaysia’s latest developmental policies, it is also common knowledge that science, technology…