http://news.meedan.net/ Meedan Event | Debunking Darwin or fine-tuning Evolution? How Ardi research resonated round the world Thursday, September 9, 2010 15:28:26 PDT Meedan en http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285040 2009-10-19 06:00:29 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285040 A summary of the initial report from Science magazine: To some researchers' surprise, the female skeleton doesn't look much like a chimpanzee, gorilla, or any of our closest living primate relatives. Even though this species probably lived soon after the dawn of humankind, it was not transitional between African apes and humans. A summary of the initial report from Science magazine: To some researchers' surprise, the female skeleton doesn't look much like a chimpanzee, gorilla, or any of our closest living primate relatives. Even though this species probably lived soon after the dawn of humankind, it was not transitional between African apes and humans. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285042 2009-10-19 06:50:04 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285042 The Guardian: The remains of a female who lived and died at the dawn of humanity have been uncovered in Ethiopia, giving the clearest picture yet of the origin of our species. The partial skeleton, the oldest from a human ancestor ever ­discovered, belonged to a female who walked on two legs but was adept at climbing trees and moving through the forest canopy some 4.4m years ago. Experts have described the find as the most important regarding human evolution in the past century. The Guardian: The remains of a female who lived and died at the dawn of humanity have been uncovered in Ethiopia, giving the clearest picture yet of the origin of our species. The partial skeleton, the oldest from a human ancestor ever ­discovered, belonged to a female who walked on two legs but was adept at climbing trees and moving through the forest canopy some 4.4m years ago. Experts have described the find as the most important regarding human evolution in the past century. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285043 2009-10-19 06:52:35 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285043 Al-Jazeera: A research team revealed Thursday that discovering "Ardi" proves that humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors, refuting old assumptions that humans have evolved from apes. Al-Jazeera: A research team revealed Thursday that discovering "Ardi" proves that humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors, refuting old assumptions that humans have evolved from apes. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285044 2009-10-19 07:06:02 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285044 Jordan Explorer: Scientists disproved Darwin’s evolution theory. Jordan Explorer: Scientists disproved Darwin’s evolution theory. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285046 2009-10-19 07:08:10 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285046 The Economist publishes an article criticizing education in the Arab world, highlighting the headlines used by major media sources as a point for concern: Scores of comments from readers celebrated this news as a blow to Western materialism and a triumph for Islam. Two or three lonely readers wrote in to complain that the report had inaccurately presented the findings of the research. The response to Ardi’s unearthing was not surprising. According to surveys, barely a third of Egyptian adults have ever heard of Charles Darwin and just 8% think there is any evidence to back his famous theory. The Economist publishes an article criticizing education in the Arab world, highlighting the headlines used by major media sources as a point for concern: Scores of comments from readers celebrated this news as a blow to Western materialism and a triumph for Islam. Two or three lonely readers wrote in to complain that the report had inaccurately presented the findings of the research. The response to Ardi’s unearthing was not surprising. According to surveys, barely a third of Egyptian adults have ever heard of Charles Darwin and just 8% think there is any evidence to back his famous theory. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285648 2009-10-30 05:42:39 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285648 Waleed's piece on the need for scholars of the Arab and Muslim worlds to revisit Darwin: The Darwin controversy is a unique one — and not just because of the powerful evolution theory and its implications. Like most protracted controversies, the one over Darwin in the Arab-Muslim worlds perhaps tells more about the debaters than the subject of the debate Waleed's piece on the need for scholars of the Arab and Muslim worlds to revisit Darwin: The Darwin controversy is a unique one — and not just because of the powerful evolution theory and its implications. Like most protracted controversies, the one over Darwin in the Arab-Muslim worlds perhaps tells more about the debaters than the subject of the debate http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285649 2009-10-30 05:43:16 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285649 " The fall of Darwin 's theory, " " The end of the legend of the theory of evolution, from an unfinished Darwin " " They are the two main titles of " in Arabic daily press; however, " the news ", any " experienced ", not with any of the titles with, the gap between " the title " and ", " he كالهوة between " human " and " a chimpanzee, ", depth and width. With this title, or, that showed the editor, malnutrition, and lack of, or not, they are the contents of the news, an ideological bias blind against Darwin 's theory, began waiting anxiously to hear taught " The fall of Darwin 's theory, " " The end of the legend of the theory of evolution, from an unfinished Darwin " " They are the two main titles of " in Arabic daily press; however, " the news ", any " experienced ", not with any of the titles with, the gap between " the title " and ", " he كالهوة between " human " and " a chimpanzee, ", depth and width. With this title, or, that showed the editor, malnutrition, and lack of, or not, they are the contents of the news, an ideological bias blind against Darwin 's theory, began waiting anxiously to hear taught http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285651 2009-10-30 05:43:18 georgeweyman georgeweyman 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285651 'Many Muslim scientists today accept Darwin's theory, often within the understanding that the evolutionary process was preceded by a moment of creation that the divine God had willed and carried out. In addition, evolutionary concepts — whether under the Darwin and evolution labels or not — are now part of the standard biology curricula in most Arab and Muslim countries.' Waleed Al-Shobbaky in Islam Online 'Many Muslim scientists today accept Darwin's theory, often within the understanding that the evolutionary process was preceded by a moment of creation that the divine God had willed and carried out. In addition, evolutionary concepts — whether under the Darwin and evolution labels or not — are now part of the standard biology curricula in most Arab and Muslim countries.' Waleed Al-Shobbaky in Islam Online http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285653 2009-10-30 05:48:05 georgeweyman georgeweyman 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285653 In their enthusiasm to attack Darwin's theory, most Arab media outlets overlooked the fact that this discovery does not in any way undermine Darwin’s evolution theory. In the research, published in the American magazine Science (in which eleven researches were published by the way, not just one) as well as in other international scientific news, there is no mention of Darwin’s theory being undermined. What happened was a unique case of personal editors’ convictions interfering in scientific reporting which led to the dissemination of false information in Arab media outlets. In their enthusiasm to attack Darwin's theory, most Arab media outlets overlooked the fact that this discovery does not in any way undermine Darwin’s evolution theory. In the research, published in the American magazine Science (in which eleven researches were published by the way, not just one) as well as in other international scientific news, there is no mention of Darwin’s theory being undermined. What happened was a unique case of personal editors’ convictions interfering in scientific reporting which led to the dissemination of false information in Arab media outlets. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285655 2009-10-30 05:49:36 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285655 While Muslims received the news with a broad smile, joyous at the wonder and surprise of the discovery, the western world was shaking last week as media sources reported the latest findings of US researchers which silence Darwin 's theory on human origins, after centuries of cheering its principles and its consequences, adopting it as their flawless scientific belief system. While Muslims received the news with a broad smile, joyous at the wonder and surprise of the discovery, the western world was shaking last week as media sources reported the latest findings of US researchers which silence Darwin 's theory on human origins, after centuries of cheering its principles and its consequences, adopting it as their flawless scientific belief system. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285656 2009-10-30 06:02:56 georgeweyman georgeweyman 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285656 Abu Khaled, a reader of Elaph, says: Enough hypocrisy and nepotism Elaph. Let us say our word, then show the reply. Evolution is a hypothesis, or a lie even, made and adopted by the West and they wanted us to believe it too… To serve materialism and atheism, that’s their winning card. Muslims, Al-Kahf, 51st verse, read it a thousand and hopefully you will understand it… God Almighty said (I did not make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor of the creation of their own selves; and neither do I [have any need to] take as My helpers those [beings] that lead [men] astray). This verse proves those people’s fallacy and and the misguidance of their words. What they say about creation only proves the sincerity of what was written in the Quran. I recommend you also read “The Miracle of the Quran” for the Sheikh Mohammed Metwally Al-Shaarawy Abu Khaled, a reader of Elaph, says: Enough hypocrisy and nepotism Elaph. Let us say our word, then show the reply. Evolution is a hypothesis, or a lie even, made and adopted by the West and they wanted us to believe it too… To serve materialism and atheism, that’s their winning card. Muslims, Al-Kahf, 51st verse, read it a thousand and hopefully you will understand it… God Almighty said (I did not make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor of the creation of their own selves; and neither do I [have any need to] take as My helpers those [beings] that lead [men] astray). This verse proves those people’s fallacy and and the misguidance of their words. What they say about creation only proves the sincerity of what was written in the Quran. I recommend you also read “The Miracle of the Quran” for the Sheikh Mohammed Metwally Al-Shaarawy http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285657 2009-10-30 06:05:04 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285657 We have said 4.4 million times that Darwin did not say that man originated from chimpanzees, but rather that chimpanzees and humans (and all primates) share a common ancestor. English language news sources were quite clear on this point, but the Arabic versions of the main headlines read "Humans did not originate from monkeys" and "Ardi triumphs over Darwinism". This indicates the great, often ideologically motivated, stupidity of Al-Jazeera channel and all other news sites that quoted it, seeking to please Arab and Muslim audiences, added to the nonsense of Zaghlol Al-Najjar. Everything in the English-language sites tells us that paleontologists discovered a fossil in Ethiopia, a predecessor of humans that they named Ardi. Ardi is the most ancient predecessor discovered so far, which makes her the grandmother of Lucy, another Ethiopian fossil. Finally, they discovered that Ardi didn’t look like chimpanzees. We have said 4.4 million times that Darwin did not say that man originated from chimpanzees, but rather that chimpanzees and humans (and all primates) share a common ancestor. English language news sources were quite clear on this point, but the Arabic versions of the main headlines read "Humans did not originate from monkeys" and "Ardi triumphs over Darwinism". This indicates the great, often ideologically motivated, stupidity of Al-Jazeera channel and all other news sites that quoted it, seeking to please Arab and Muslim audiences, added to the nonsense of Zaghlol Al-Najjar. Everything in the English-language sites tells us that paleontologists discovered a fossil in Ethiopia, a predecessor of humans that they named Ardi. Ardi is the most ancient predecessor discovered so far, which makes her the grandmother of Lucy, another Ethiopian fossil. Finally, they discovered that Ardi didn’t look like chimpanzees. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285659 2009-10-30 06:12:51 georgeweyman georgeweyman 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285659 The headline in Al Khaleej newspaper reads: " Ardi" skeleton torpedoes Darwin 's theory The headline in Al Khaleej newspaper reads: " Ardi" skeleton torpedoes Darwin 's theory http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285661 2009-10-30 06:26:14 georgeweyman georgeweyman 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285661 Hamdan Al Shaer, writes in Emiratalyoum: The scientific community still insists on revising the Evolution theory for purely ideological motives, supported by Western media and educational curricula based on promoting materialism and the denial of God’s creation. The theory of evolution is, in fact, based on a doctrine of pure racism, especially as it is known that Darwin was a racist who believed in the superiority of the European race over all other races. Hamdan Al Shaer, writes in Emiratalyoum: The scientific community still insists on revising the Evolution theory for purely ideological motives, supported by Western media and educational curricula based on promoting materialism and the denial of God’s creation. The theory of evolution is, in fact, based on a doctrine of pure racism, especially as it is known that Darwin was a racist who believed in the superiority of the European race over all other races. http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285662 2009-10-30 06:33:00 georgeweyman georgeweyman 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285662 Dr. Zaghlol Al-Najjar, professor of geology at a number of Arab universities, said that Westerners had started to return to their senses after approaching human origin on the basis of material understanding and the denial of religion. In an interview with Aljazeera TV channel he said that the latest scientific findings were a strong blow to Darwin 's theory representing an important development - 'Discovery casts doubt over Darwin 's Theory' - Al-Alm, a Moroccan newspaper Dr. Zaghlol Al-Najjar, professor of geology at a number of Arab universities, said that Westerners had started to return to their senses after approaching human origin on the basis of material understanding and the denial of religion. In an interview with Aljazeera TV channel he said that the latest scientific findings were a strong blow to Darwin 's theory representing an important development - 'Discovery casts doubt over Darwin 's Theory' - Al-Alm, a Moroccan newspaper http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285664 2009-10-30 06:53:25 TomElRumi TomElRumi 192.168.1.112index.php?page=events&post_id=285039#post-285664 Mohammad Zakariya Tawfiq writes: Al-Jazeera TV did not cover this news successfully at all. It failed to show scientific integrity and conscience, or even the honor of the profession. In this manner, they distorted the impact of new scientific discoveries especially on Darwin's theory of evolution in a thoroughly cheap way. An inappropriate response. And they falsely claimed that U.S. scientists have proved the theory of evolution a failure. This is pure fabrication. Mohammad Zakariya Tawfiq writes: Al-Jazeera TV did not cover this news successfully at all. It failed to show scientific integrity and conscience, or even the honor of the profession. In this manner, they distorted the impact of new scientific discoveries especially on Darwin's theory of evolution in a thoroughly cheap way. An inappropriate response. And they falsely claimed that U.S. scientists have proved the theory of evolution a failure. This is pure fabrication.