Effective Use of Education as a Tool to Shape Attitudes: the Australian Experience
We often think of education in the context of a classroom environment, where one teaches and the others…
Issue 80 (March - April 2011)
19 articles
Reunion
We meet you Our Friend in the beauty of countless vibrant hearts strongly sinewed in purifying love. We…
The Sun: The Source We Cannot Utilize
The sun gives out about 1.17×1031 kJ (kilojoule) energy every year. Only one and half trillionth of this…
Paths Ahead: Reflections on Bosnian Muslim Presence in the United States
This commentary offers a few reflections on the impact of the American experience on the formation of a…
You Waste It, You’ ve Lost It!
This is the Winner essay of our 2010 writing contest conducted in cooperation with Everest Productions. Participants were…
The Great Flood of Questions
Nowadays, we are alerted by scientists about possible future floods due to extreme weather events or melting of…
A Pristine Spring
A skyline of lively hills and purple mountains appeared As sleepers floated in their deepest slumbers In purple…
Haya (Modesty)
Sufis use haya, which literally means shame, bashfulness, and refraining from saying or doing anything improper or indecent,…
Metaphors, Metaphysics, Mathematics, etc.
Analogies, metaphors, and similes are essential elements of human cognition and this makes them an indispensable tool in…
Cognitive Dissonance and the Psychology of Sin
Peter was a successful banker and the vice president of one of the biggest banks in the state.…
Super Computer in a Cell
Since the first electronic computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was announced in 1946, computers have changed…
Watermark
“It is a sin to waste water,” warns my mom. She might as well save her breath. After…
Thinking
I was sitting by the beach and thinking about anything, everything, yet nothing all at once… The waves…
The Fountain Talks
2011 has started off with a bang. Many Arab countries are following the examples of Tunisia and Egypt.…
It’s Us Peter! Your Teeth
Dear Peter…! We agreed with the other organs to explain the splendid art inherent in us to you;…