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Monthly Archive

July 2024

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 13 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
The Fountain
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Editorial: Vulnerable

We are enjoying the most advanced technology the world history has ever seen – at least in the history as we know it. With the help of this technology, we can surf – online and offline – throughout th... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Fethullah Gulen
7059

Believing Hearts

Humankind seems to be heading in some direction – a direction of vengeance and hate. This looks less like “heading in,” and more like “falling into,” a situation one cannot easily guess; a destination... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Selim Cakir
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Earth's Magnetic Jacket

When we look around us at the world of the living, “protection” appears to be an essential component of survival. Animals are equipped with various mechanisms to protect themselves from the harms of t... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Lyndsey Eksili
7663

Hope: A Stabilizing Force During Times of Upheaval

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu In the sometimes-stormy landscape of life, hope, a tremendous and transforming force within the human psych... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Irfan Yilmaz
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Alcohol and Birth Defects: What Is the Father's Responsibility?

I remember my father once warning a distant cousin who used to drink a lot. “Son,” my father said, “you will soon get married; you will have children. You should stop drinking.” The cousin replied: “U... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Rashi Pant
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Acknowledging Idling

Attention is a very widely used, yet contested term in neuroscience [1], and therefore, easiest to define by its absence. The things we don’t actively do, studied via “resting-state” neural activity, ... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Naim Yilmaz
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The Essential Role of Symptoms in Disease

Aisha set out on the road with her newly purchased car. After covering some distance, a warning light in the car turned on, which she didn't recognize. Initially, she didn't pay much attention to this... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Fethullah Gulen
6834

Guidance and the Guide  (Irshad And Murshid)

Do not offer your hand to whoever claims guidance,for he may lead you to a slope which is impossible to climb;whereas the path of a perfect guideis easy enough to follow.Niyazi-i Mısri Guidance is de... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Fred McIlmoyle
7064

The Homeless Mind

In every culture, at every stage of history from the beginning of time, individuals have been faced with the questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How can I make a contribution to society? These were t... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Hakan Oztunc
6657

Three Prisoners Seek Exoplanets

“Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen.”Anaxagoras Throughout the ages, human beings have looked at the sky with admiration. The star-studded sky on summer nights reminds us how enormous our un read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
Hale Hayta
6633

Seeking After the Truth...

After the exhausting hustle and bustle of the day, you finally throw yourself into your seat and take a deep breath. For a while, you keep on staring at a point, and your past life, which you are abou... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
The Fountain
6736

Social Interactions and Spiritual Integrity

Answer: Sha’rani [1] mentions that when he is in the company of a person who does not pray, even for a short period, he cannot feel the spiritual pleasure and delight he otherwise derives from his pra... read more..
Issue 160 (Jul - Aug 2024)
The Fountain
6686

Science Square (Issue 160)

A new bionic leg enables below-the-leg amputees to achieve a natural walking gait. Song H. et al. Continuous neural control of a bionic limb restores biomimetic gait after amputation. Nature Medicin... read more..
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