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(1)      Name          :         Dr. Azizan Baharuddin

 

(2)      Address       :         Department of Science and Technology Studies

                                      Faculty of Science, University Malaya

                                      50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

          Tel               :         603-79674275 / 79674200

          Fax              :         603-79566343 / 603-79674396

          Home Tel/  :         603-61883175

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(3)              Fields of specialization/Interests: History and Philosophy of Science

-                     Religion and Science, Islam and Science

-                     Bioethics, Environmental Ethics

-                     Islamic and Malay Worldview

-                     Gender, Science and Technology

-                     Impact of science on Society

 

These are the areas within which I teach, supervise postgraduate students, research and publish in My Ph.D (Lancaster 1989) was titled “Islam and Science: Some Neglected Perspec.

 

(4)      Date and Place of Birth: 22nd February 1955, Kuala Lumpur

 

(5)              Academic and Professional Qualifications:

 

-                     B.Sc. (Hons) Biology, 1978, Univ. of Tasmania, Australia

-                     M.Sc. History and Philosophy of Science, 1979 Univ. College London

-                     Ph.D. Science and Religion, 1989, Univ. of Lancaster

 

(6)              Current Positions:

 

-                     Lecturer, Associate Professor at the Departments of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University Malaya

 

-                     Recently Appointed as Director of the Centre For Dialogue of Civilizations at the University Malaya

 

 

 

 

(7)              Recent Research in the field of religion and science:

My most recent (1998-2000) research in the area of science and religion is with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Ottawa. Title of project: Science, Religion and Development.

 

(8)              Major Publications (in science and religion)

 

          Books:

         

(a)               Azizan Baharuddin, “’Science and Belief: Discourses on New Perceptions”, Institute For Policy Research, Kuala Lumpur 1994 (In English)

(b)              Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Introduction to the Islamic Civilization in Andalusia’, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, 1986 (in Malay)

(c)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Youths, Values and Development’, Yayasan Kobena, Kuala Lumpur, 1996 (original in Malay)

 

Books edited:

 

(a)      Frederick Denny, Azim Nanji, Azizan Baharuddin (eds.) ‘Islam and Ecology’, University of Harvard.

 

Monographs:

 

(a)               Azizan Baharuddin. ‘Environment in the Islamic Perspective’, Pergerakan Puteri Islam Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 2000 (in Malay, used as a text for teachers)

 

Chapter or Part of Academic Books/Texts:

 

(a)               Azizan Baharuddin,  ‘Science, Religion and Environment An Islamic  Perspective’ in Sharon Harper (ed.) ‘The Lab, Temple and the Market: Intersections of Science, Religion and Development’, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Ottawa, pp. 81-115 (English)

 

(b)              Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Science, Religion and Environment An Islamic Theology of Nature’ in Frederick Denny, Azim Nanji and Azizan Baharuddin (Eds.) ‘Islam and Ecology’, University of Harvard Press, Harvard 2000 (in press) (English)

 

(c)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Science, Values and Environment: On the need For A Coherent Worldview’ in Azizan Baharuddin (ed.). ‘Environment and Development: Ethical and Educational Considerations’, Institute for Policy Research, Kuala Lumpur 1995 pp. 199-228 (English)

 

(d)              Azizan Baharuddin, ‘ Integration of Traditional and Modern Medicine: Scientific and Spiritual Elements in Malay Medicine’ in Azizan Baharuddin (ed.) Health and Medicine Amongst The Malays’, Academy of Malay Studies, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1993 pp. 75-87 (Malay)

 

(e)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Utilising Religious Practices For Achieving Excellent in Science: Concepts and Mechanism’ in Azizan Baharuddin (ed.) Malay Studies and Science Education, Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1993, pp. 75-87 (Malay)

 

(f)                 Azizan Baharuddin, ‘ Renaissance of the Malay Civilization through Science and Technology, The Institute for Policy Research, Regional Forum’, Institute for Policy Research, Kuala Lumpur 1996, pp. 41-65 (Malay)

 

Articles Published:

 

(a)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Reason and Faith in the Natural Theology of Iqbal’ part 1, Iqbal Review, vol. 33, No. 3 October 1992, pp. 17-40

 

(b)              Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Natural Theology and Science and Islam, MAAS Journal of Islamic Science, vol. 8, No. 2 July-Dec 1992, pp. 11-36

 

(c)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Reason and Faith in the Natural Theology of Iqbal Part 11,’ Iqbal Review, vol. 34, No. 1, April 1993, pp. 51-81

 

(d)              Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Reason and Faith in the Natural Theology of Iqbal part 111,’ Iqbal Review vol. 34, Oct. 1993, pp. 51-68

 

(e)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Muslim Encounter with Modern Western Thought-The Reformists Experience’ Sarjana, Special; Issue Commemorating 30 years of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 1994, pp. 99-116

 

 

 

 

(f)                 Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Al-Afghani and the Scientific Spirit’, Al-Nahdah, vol. 17, No. 3&4 July 1998

 

(g)               Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Postmodernism-Some Implications in the context of Science’ Strategy Journal of Science and Technology Studies vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 61-72, 2000 (Accepted for publications)

 

(h)              Azizan Baharuddin, ‘Al-Ghazzali and the Sufi-Empirical Principle-Some Insights For Discussion on Islamic Science, ‘Strategy, vol.  1, No. 2, pp. 239-266 (Accepted for publications)

 

(9)           NGO Affiliations:

          Among others I am

 

-                     A member of the National Advisory Council for the Integration of Women in Development.

-                     Chairman of the Training Committee of the Young Muslim Women Association of Malaysia (260)

-                     Fellow at the Institute For Policy Research