Academic Freedom in Muslim Societies

Academic Freedom.

I started school in a one-room school house with nine grades but just six students. I was the entire kindergarten (called ‘primary’ in Iowa). The teacher would call us one by one to sit in the chair next to her desk. In my case, it was always a pleasant interlude. There was never a sense in my mind that she wanted me to do something. She would often mention something interesting and let it go a...

Protecting academic freedom

Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, FRCPC, is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Carol E. Cass, PhD, is Director of the Cross Cancer Institute and Professor and Chair of the Department of Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. Alan C. Jackson, MD, FRCPC, is Professor an...

Homophobia and academic freedom.

SUMMARY Addressing homophobia and heterosexism as a teacher raises issues of respect for the intellectual freedom of your students. The central thesis of this article is that these issues are best addressed on the basis of general principles of academic freedom-that is, intellectual freedom in educational and research contexts. Three cases are analyzed on the basis of principles developed by th...

Societies Thrive as Economic Freedom Grows

SOCIETIES THRIVE AS ECONOMIC FREEDOM GROWS F more than two decades, the Index of Economic Freedom has documented the vital role of economic freedom in promoting human progress. People living in nations with higher degrees of economic freedom prosper because their governments rely on systems of free markets to regulate economic activity. At their best, operating without interference, free market...

The Significance of Traditional Islamic Art for the Life of Muslim Societies in the Modern World