Abdul Majid
Bio
Professor Abdul Majidï¾ did hisï¾ M.Sc &ï¾ M. Phil inï¾ Molecular Biology from Quaid-i- Azam University , Islamabadï¾ andï¾ M.A Islamic Studies from University of Peshawar , Peshawar.ï¾ He has wonï¾ CTNSï¾ ï¾ Science-Religion Award 2001 on his course Islam and Science on evolution and Creationï¾ andï¾ also developmentï¾ course award on the same course in 2002. Prof. Majid also won eightï¾ presidentialï¾ Seerat awardsï¾ on his research articles from 1986 to 2009ï¾ . He has attended many national and international conferences on religion and science esp. fourï¾ Internationalï¾ conferences organized by Metanexus Institute in Philadelphia , PA .He is an Associate Editor ofï¾ the journal of HSSRDï¾– Science- Religionï¾ Dialogue. Heï¾ has many published articles both in Urdu and English toï¾ hisï¾ credit on different aspects of religion and science. Authors of threeï¾ books in Urduï¾ & co-translator of Dr. John Haughtï¾’s booksï¾ Science & Religion : From Conflict to conversation;ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ & Is Nature Enough: Meaning & Truthï¾ in ï¾ the Age of Science from English into Urdu. Professor Majid is the founder chairperson of HSSRD (www.hssrd.org) .The Society has the honor to be the first society that has won three consecutive supplemental grant awardsï¾ ï¾ from Metanexus Institute under Local Society Initiativeï¾ Programï¾ for its creative programsï¾ ï¾ for the promotion of science-religion dialogue in Pakistan. Recentlyï¾ he along with his other colleaguesï¾ has founded Society for interaction of Religion , Science and Technology-SIRST- (www.sirst.org ) Pakistan forï¾ promotion ofï¾ the nobleï¾ cause of Science-Religion Discourseï¾ and Interfaith Harmony.