Editorial (Issue 38)
During this time of uncertainty and tension, we should take a moment to remember religion’s central teaching: Do…
Society
120 articles
Is DNA Everything?
Over the last couple of years, we have heard a great deal about cloning, a scientific procedure that…
A Comparative Approach to Islam and Democracy
Fethullah Gulen has spent much of his life as a religious teacher in Turkey. He is author of…
Identity and Political Activity in Modern Europe
The post-communist phenomenon of economic globalization tends to enlarge the economic gap between haves and have-nots. This economic…
Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
Socialist ideals have appeared in literature from Plato to Marx. In its midst is Sir Thomas More’s Utopia,…
Computer And Video Games And Violence
Our world continues to advance rapidly, especially when it concerns technology. As computerization has many aspects, and since…
Materialistic-Positivistic Concepts Of Religion
If there is something in the world that has long been subjected to the worst kind of misunderstanding,…
Victim Rights in Islam and Western Legal Systems: A Comparative Anlysis
1. Individual and society as victim While it is true that crimes committed against an individual usually affect…
Isaac Newton: The Light At The Beginning of The Tunnel
Early life NEWTON was born prematurely on 25th December 1645 in Woolsthorpe, a hamlet near Grantham in Lincolnshire,…
English Converts To Islam-2
Conversion patterns Lofland and Skonovd (1981) distinguish six types of conversion patterns-intellectual, mystical, experimental, affectional, revivalistic, and coercive.…
How is that Islam, a religon inspired by Allah for the good of humanity, allows slavery?
There are historical, social and psychological dimensions to this question, which we must work through patiently, if we…
Self-Renewal
Self-renewal is the first condition of survival. Those who cannot renew themselves when necessary face annihilation sooner or…
The Saviour Awaited By Our Generation
Our young people are living in and through a most distressing period. The neglect of past centuries has…
Individualism and Solitude
Many of the fundamental doctrines and attributes of Western civilization are a mixture of Greek-Roman values and a…
Water and Vitality
Water is a common liquid which forms rain, river, sea etc. and which constitutes a large part of…