Jörg Matthias Determann

Triple thanks to Farichah Naily Faizah, Muslimah Paxia ilyas, and Siti Mardiyah for reviewing @DrShoaibAM's and my edited volume Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life (@BloomsburyAcad). The trio calls our book an “essential resource.” doi.org/10.1080/147467…

You can listen on @buzzsprout here: buzzsprout.com/1920567/episod…

I owe an extraordinary debt of gratitude to @anthony_nairn for having @DrShoaibAM and me in discussion with one another. Our episode of In Conversation, a series by @the_issr, centers on pedagogy and the classroom. It was released on @YouTube on March 10. youtube.com/watch?v=iOJPmM…

I am pleased to share an unscripted, organic conversation I had with @JMDetermann on the pedagogy of Science and Religion. It was hosted by the International Society for Science & Religion (@the_issr) as part of its "In Conversation" series. youtu.be/iOJPmM3szf8

@DrShoaibAM Thank you so much again for your leadership, @DrShoaibAM! I greatly appreciate all your efforts.

In conjunction with @JMDetermann and Majid Daneshgar, we are hosting our second ICE conference on Histories of Islam and Science. Do consider sending in an abstract. The link is in the first comment.

@JMDetermann Link: forms.gle/2yyiajqpcnMYkS…

✨ WGSN 2025 report published! IAU Working Group on Star Names report now in JAHH 28(4), 1026–1038. New research on historical & Indigenous star names. Thanks to Susanne M. Hoffmann & Jörg M. Determann. 🔗 doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1… #IAU #WGSN #StarNames

On the heels of the completion of the annual report of our @IAU_WGSN, I am delighted that the paper with our research finds has been published. You can find them on pages 1026–38 of @AstroHeritage 28, no. 4 (December 2025). doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1…

A heaven full of gratitude to everyone who volunteers their services to @IAU_WGSN. @SusanneMHoffma1, our Chair, uploaded our Annual Report for 2025, of which she, Clive Ruggles and I are the main authors. I also want to give a shout-out to Eric Mamajek. exopla.net/star-names/gro…

Arturo Saavedra, the Interim Executive Vice President & Provost of @VCU visited our campus on Feb 15-17. He met with faculty, staff & students, was given a tour of Education City, visited @QF Headquarters, and met with Francisco Marmolejo, the President of Higher Education @QF

Thanks are four years overdue to Arif Babul. Back in February 2022, he published a review of my @ibtauris book Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life in The Observatory 142, no. 1286. Arif wrote that my “survey is impressively comprehensive.” obsmag.org/issues/publish…

Felicidades and congratulations, gracias and thank you to @pascalin! I congratulate him on winning the inaugural @ISHPSSB Community Award. Among other roles, David has served as the editor of the ISHPSSB Newsletter since 2011. ishpssb.org/news/newslette…

More than a few thank-yous to everyone who made the Horizon Hub Workshop 2026 on “The Role of Data Storytelling and Generative AI in Progressive Education” an extraordinary success! Special thanks go to Mohamed Mahgoub for moderating my panel. sites.google.com/view/horizon-w…

@hamzakaramali @DrFunkySpoon @nickpopemod @sosalam Thank you so much, @hamzakaramali ! It was amazing to record this discussion with you as well as with @DrFunkySpoon , @nickpopemod and our wonderful moderator @sosalam for @DohaDebates . I immensely enjoyed our conversation. You spoke so well and with so much insight.

Just returned from Doha, where I had the pleasure of meeting @DrFunkySpoon, @nickpopemod, @JMDetermann, and @sosalam. Our exciting conversation will insha'allah be aired in a couple of months.

Thank you, mamnounak (ممنونك) and merci to Jad Tayah for welcoming me as a panelist within the Horizon Hub Workshop Series 2026. Organized by the @policyCollege, it has the theme “The Role of Data Storytelling and Generative AI in Progressive Education.” sites.google.com/view/horizon-w…

Do you use @canva ? Would you like to meet members of its senior leadership, including Ahmad Iqbal? If so, please join the Canva Focus Group at @VCUQatar in room 216, today, February 1, 2026, between 1:30pm and 3:30pm. I thank @petergouldart for facilitating this connection.

I owe a large debt of gratitude to Sumaiya Hamdani for inviting me to speak at the conference of @ACGISGMU on Muslim Futures on April 16 and 17, 2026. I also thank her colleagues at @GeorgeMasonU, and especially @pmandaville, for making this event possible islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/17717

Un grand merci and a big thank you to Kevin Kaiser and Aaron Wright for allowing me to contribute to issue 107 of Communiqué, the magazine of @cshps_schps. I wrote an essay on “Preserving the History of Women’s Activism in Science.” @AllanOlley posted it: cshps.ca/wp-content/upl…