Student Group to Host Discussion on Relationship Between Islam and Science
Dr. Arshad Mahmood Khan
Arshad Mahmood Khan, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Texas, El Paso, will lead a seminar on the subject “Islam and Science: Friends or Foes?” from 3:30- 5 p.m. Friday, April 6 in the Arkansas Union Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by Al-Islam (The Peace) Students Association and the university Center for Multicultural and Diversity Education.
Khan is a neurobiologist who works with the Neuroscience and Metabolic Disorders Unit of the Border Biomedical Research Center at UT-El Paso. He frequently speaks the Islamic religion’s perspective on modern science. His presentation will be followed by a question and answer session and a reception.
Al-Islam Students Association is a registered students’ organization that is striving to foster peace and harmony among peoples of various religions through a better understanding of each other’s beliefs and value systems.
Contacts
Sofia Naseem, vice president
Al-Islam Student Association
479-200-2836,
stnaseem@uark.edu
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