Salman Hameed

Salman Hameed

Salman Hameed is the director of the Center for the Study of Science in Muslim Societies (SSiMS). He is Charles Taylor Chair and associate professor of integrated science & humanities at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. His primary research interest focuses on understanding the reception of science in the Muslim world and how Muslims view the relationship between science & religion. He recently led a 4-year National Science Foundation funded study on the reception of biological evolution in diverse Muslim societies. He is also leading a study to understand and analyze the discourse and participants in online Islam and Science videos. He has written for The Guardian and The Express Tribune (Pakistan) and his research has been highlighted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, National Public Radio and Pubic Radio International. He teaches “Evolution, Islam, and Modernity”, “Science in the Muslim World”, “Astrobiology” (w/ microbiologist Jason Tor and planetary astronomer, Darby Dyar), and “Science & Religion: Biological Evolution in the Public Sphere” at Hampshire College. Salman also runs Irtiqa (irtiqa-blog.com), a science & religion blog with an emphasis on scientific debates taking place in the Muslim world, and hosts an online astronomy video series in Urdu, Science ka Adda (sciencekaadda.com)