REESTABLISHING THE MOSLEM GEOGRAPHERS POSITION THROUGH FOUNDING ISLAMIC WORLD GEOGRAPHICAL UNION (I.W.G.U)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Nasrollah Molaei Heshajn ¹ (دانشیار گروه جغرافیای انسانی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رشت)

Received: 2008-06-09 Accepted : 2008-09-15 Published : 2008-08-22

Keywords: Moslem geographers, Geographical information technology, Islamic World, Geographical unions,

Abstract :

The history of Moslems’ contribution to the science of geography is part of the intellectual renaissance which represents the advent of the Islamic Civilization. The rising and development of this civilization was in close conjunction with the emergence of a new scientific vitality which made the intellectuality conspicuously superior to power so that the science of geography and geographers of the Islamic world became influential in all over the world up to 15th century A.D. In view of the status of the Islamic world today and having the goal of providing applied geographical data, on regional and national grounds in mind, the following endeavors deem necessary: envisaging the developed Islamic world and explicating scientific development approaches and strategies;  reestablishing the Moslem geographers’ position in congruent with the new  era conditions;  originating knowledge at global level, developing geographical information technology;  and meeting the demanding situation of founding Islamic World Geographical Union (I.W.G.U).The establishment of the union will set the ground for the geographical associations , organizations and universities of the Islamic world to join their forces to develop the science of geography, through optimal and appropriate planning in intra-civilization uniformity  to the world’s changing circumstances while focusing on its applied aspects within a framework of Moslem Community to ultimately develop the Islamic world .