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Nature 432, 273-274 (18 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432273a; Published online 17 November 2004

Time for 'enlightened moderation'

Atta-ur-Rahman1 & Anwar Nasim2

  1. Atta-ur-Rahman is the Federal Minister & Chairman of the Higher Education Commission, and Coordinator-General, COMSTECH.
  2. Anwar Nasim is Science Adviser to COMSTECH. COMSTECH Secretariat, 3 Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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A call for Islamic nations to renew and reaffirm their commitment to science.

The time has come for a renaissance in the Muslim world, for a new strategy of 'enlightened moderation'. In the wake of 11 September 2001, Islamic countries face myriad challenges and the gap of misunderstanding between the West and the Islamic world is widening.