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Science 6 October 2000:
Vol. 290. no. 5489, pp. 55 - 56
DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5489.55
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Essays on Science and Society

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ESSAYS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY:
Islamic Women in Science

Farkhonda Hassan

In this Science and Society essay, Hassan discusses education and career opportunities in science and technology for women in Muslim countries. Although attitudes about educating women vary between different Muslim countries, there has been a slow, but steady, increase in the number of Muslim women enrolled in undergraduate science courses and entering university teaching and research careers. Hassan discusses some of the obstacles that Muslim women have had to overcome to obtain a university education and points out the need for a greater voice in politics for Muslim women scientists.

The author is a Professor of Geology at the American University of Cairo, and a Member of the Shoura Assembly of Egypt.

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Muslim Women in Science
Peter Cohen
Science Online, 26 Feb 2001 [Full text]

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