Forgiveness: A Prophetic Example
The compelling conditions of our time offer human society two paths to choose from. We will either continue…
Issue 84 (November - December 2011)
22 articles
Earthquake Predictions Based on Best Available Science
Human beings and many other living things inhabit Earth’s outer crust. The crust is a brittle shell broken…
Rida (Resignation)-2
For ordinary people, resignation means not objecting to what God has willed for them. For those with a…
Hidden Danger in the Waters
Everything-from the size of raindrops to the height of trees, the speed of wind and the food chain…
Lost
I was only a girl of nine years when I first witnessed Mom’s nightmare. My dad had gone…
The Freedom of Religion, the Concept of War, and Gulen
Scholars have put forward varying ideas on the legitimacy of war in Islam. While there is consensus on…
The Metaphysical versus the Modern Sense of the Idea of Infinite
Although we speak casually of infinity and the infinite in our daily lives, the notion of infinite is…
Talking Tolerance
Tolerance is a curious word. It indicates an ability to bear up with a certain amount of variation…
My Sadness
It is as though my world is a blurI can’t seem to make things make senseNothing makes senseIt’s…
Humanity: Our Unique Dimensions
“I am a lowly creature” you say O man Only if you knew…” M. Akif The human is…
Quantum Worlds from Entanglement to Telepathy
We live in a world in which our perceptions are based on our physical senses and the knowledge…
The Unsolved Mystery: Symmetric Growth
The physical properties of our bodies are mostly determined during the embryonic stage. The development of this main…
Beware the Messenger! Misinformation in the Age of Globalization
Chowdury Osman, a taxi driver in New York City, made himself a hero in February 2007 when he…
Delay of Gratification and Spirituality
We are living in a world in which everything changes very quickly; throughout the world immediacy rules. Industrial…
It’s Me Peter, Your Blood
Peter, normally you only see me when you have a cut on your skin and do not care…