Islamic History Month Canada Series

In 2007, Parliament designated October as Islamic History Month Canada, to celebrate Muslims’ and Islamic civilizations’ intellectual, scientific, and cultural contributions to human flourishing.

This October, Noor presents a special series on Islam and science.

The first three sessions in the series will feature the screening and discussion of BBC’s three-part documentary ‘Science and Islam‘; presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili, the film covers the fascinating history of science in medieval Islamic civilizations. The capstone of the series is a lecture by Dr. Ingrid Hehmeyer, Professor in the History of Science and Technology at Ryerson University, speaking on ‘The Medical Sciences in Islamic Miniature Paintings‘.

Dates: Wednesdays October 9, 16, 23, 30
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Lower Social Room, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: Free


Please see the ‘Islam and Science/Technology’ section on Noor’s Islam and Muslims resource page for links to websites and names of books outlining Muslim contribution to science and technology