Powering Down the Brain
How excessive cell phone usage can cripple a child’s mental development The scene of a quiet child tapping…
Media
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Piracy
Piracy, or the illegal downloading of digital media, came to the forefront of web politics in January 2012…
Istanbul: Conversations on Life, Knowledge, and Belief
November 4-10, 2013 / Istanbul, Turkey The Fountain organized a three-day conference in Istanbul featuring scholars and academics…
Mala’, Manufacture of Consent, and True Freedom
Mala’, the ruling clique of a particular social order, throughout history have always been at the forefront to…
The Butterfly Mosque: Building a Bridge
G. Willow Wilson openly states in her work, The Butterfly Mosque, “When videos of angry men in beards…
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…
Reading the Media and the Universe
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed,”…
Faster Than the Dead: A Case Study in Media, Leadership Choosing Peace instead of War
Life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries brings distinct challenges and opportunities for peaceful coexistence between…
Vitamin and Mineral Pills: The Right Answer for a Healthy Life?
In human health, the importance of vitamins is indisputable. Proof of this are the numerous illnesses associated with…
In Search of Peace On Integration Problems and Provocations
After the series of violent events in France, the Muslim immigrants in European ghettos and their integration into…
The Question of Lifestyle in Interfaith Relationships
A common expression used in “explaining” an apparent animosity among the members of different faiths is to say…
Terror From an Islamic Prospect
The word Islam is derived from silm and selamet, which mean submission, salvation, providing trustworthiness, and peace. Innumerable…
Understanding Islam
Christianity and Islam are the two largest religious traditions. Both are global in scope. Together, the adherents of…
The Media and Hate Messages
It is hard to believe that people sit at their computers and shoot African-Americans on a Web site…
The Impact of Electronic Media
Plato (d. c.348 BC) described a cave in which people live like prisoners, stuck with the physical objects…