
S4 Episode 10: What do Muslims think about science?
In the 10th episode of Season 4, sociologists Dr Saleema Burney (University of Birmingham) and Dr Stephen Jones (University of Keele), reflect on their research on the ‘Science and British Muslim Religious Leadership’ and ‘Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum’ projects where they studied the relationship between science and Islam. Taking a straightforward approach centered on asking Muslim religious leaders what they think about science, they talk about the complexities their research revealed. (This episode was recorded in September 2024) This podcast is 30 minutes and 52 seconds long. The keywords associated with this episode are: sociology of Islam sociology of science public understanding of science British Muslims For more on the research on British Muslims that Saleema and Stephen discuss in the episode, check out their report: Stephen Jones, Saleema Burney and Riyaz Timol (2024). “Science Communication, Islam and Muslim Communities: A Research Brief” University of Birmingham. You