2012

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

The Fountain

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Our Big Small World

The past year was a busy one for The Fountain. In cooperation with many local NGOs and authorities, The Fountain organized quite a number of panels, seminars, and conferences all around the world. Loc... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

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Virtue and Happiness

Those who promise happiness to people must equip them with virtues first. Happiness is out of reach for those whose hearts have not been saturated with virtue. From the past to the present, sound mind... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Esen Bakhautdin

5340

Coping with Autism

"When I took my one-year old son to the supermarket, he never responded to other mothers' playful overtures. I used to tell them, 'Oh, he just woke up from his nap.' He was very unresponsive baby. We read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Devrim Bulut

5097

The Optimizing Man

In 1881, F. Edgeworth defines the first principle of economics such that every agent is motivated only by self-interest. The idea of self-interest motivation is conceptualized with a hypothetical econ... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Seth Mette

5951

Hearing the Light

On a Saturday morning, I was sitting in the nearby park in our neighborhood. It was especially lovely to do it at this time of the year. The birds start chanting after a winter-long silence, flowers s... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Fatih Gelgi

6409

The Difficulty of Modeling the Brain with Artificial Neurons

“The human brain, then, is the most complicated organization of matter that we know.”Isaac Asimov If someone asks what you recall when you look at the following pictures, I can hear you say ‘Pres read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

6861

Bustling Willpower

Fate sometimes blows As gently as breezes;At other times it blows as toughAs raging northeastersRendering huge mountains to dust,Rendering feet to heads Razing heads to the ground.Sometimes caressing ... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Osman Senkaya

11661

Same World, Different Lenses: A Brief Overview of Cultural Differences

According to the British writer Raymond Williams, culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in English. It has many definitions but here is the crux to remember: Culture is the way ... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Murat Yuksel

7888

The Power Law

The desire of explaining things and trends around us has been a decisive component of wisdom. The complexity of nature challenges human thought and experience to answer the question of “why.” The answ... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Karin De Villa

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Myth or Reality: The “Invasion” and Spread of Islam in Spain

The majority of Spaniards, as well as people worldwide that have heard about "Muslim Spain," know about the conquest of Spain, (Hispania at the time) by the Arabs. However, few deepen their search in ... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

7655

Inbisat (Expansion)

Literally meaning growing larger and deeper, spreading and expanding, Sufis use inbisat to signify the relaxing of one's heart, to the extent allowed by the religion, so that it can embrace everybody ... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

M. Fatih Yilmaz

6138

Towards the dream of Star Trek: Antimatter

In physics, matter is defined as the composition of particles such as electrons, protons, and neutrons. Antimatter is composed of antiparticles such as anti-electrons (positrons) and antiprotons (prot... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Mirkena Ozer

7817

Who Speaks for Islam?

"Who Speaks for Islam? What Do 1.3 Billion Muslims Really Think?"John L. Esposito, Dalia Mogahed 978-1595620170 Gallup Press, 2008 To date, many have spoken for Islam: experts, apologists, extremist read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Ayse Meva Nur

7185

Speech and Power of Expression

Speech and the Power of Expression: On Language, Aesthetics, and BeliefFethullah GulenTranslated by Korkut Altay9781597842297Tughra Books, 2010 Mankind has been given exclusive possession of speec... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Nuri Balta

7432

Are We Big Enough to Be Arrogant?

A small-scale blueprint of the universe, the human body is a miraculous work of art that manifests the beautiful divine names and attributes of God Almighty. A human body is made up of a set of hie... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Musa Ilhan

7020

How I Wish I Could Be a Seed

How I wish I could be a seed, embedded within the bosom of the earth. Protected I would be from all external elements which may cause me harm. A comfortable and familiar environment I would be in, lik... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Daniel Hummel

7941

The Cultural Perspective and Societal Change

Society is built on institutions; this is an inescapable fact. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, an institution is “a significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or cultu... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Mustafa Tabanli

12890

The Heart-Mind Connection

Dr. Windsor Ting and Dr. Gregory Fricchione examine the mind-body connection in their remarkable book The Heart-Mind Connection. Research shows that negative emotions can actually cause or worsen hear... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Irfan Yilmaz

12162

The Human Being in Numbers: Last Lesson for Peter

Dear Peter! Until today, almost all of your organs and systems introduced themselves and explained the great artistry in their creation along with their wisdom and precision. Certainly, these were no... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Hikmet Isik

12447

The Prophet Muhammad's Illiteracy

Question: Was the Prophet illiterate throughout his life? Or did he-the one for whom veils were lifted with the verse "Read!", and thus who could read the mysteries of the universe-ever read and write... read more..

01-01-2012

Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

The Fountain

7401

Fixing obesity in the brain

1- Fixing obesity in the brain Original article: Czupryn, A. et al., Science 334, 1133 (2011). Neurons are a highly specialized group of cells that transmit electrical stimuli to elicit responses read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

8898

Love for Truth

Truth means the essence and reality of a thing. It is to know clearly what a thing is, what it means, and what it signifies beyond its appearance and cognition. What is the essence and reality of the ... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Ali Fethi Toprak

6485

Guarding Queens of the Cellular Strongholds

Cells are the main building blocks of living organisms. Our body is composed of average one hundred trillion cells. We undergo continuous replenishment by a special reservoir of cells called stem cell... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Sumeyra Tosun

9641

Compatibility of Modern Psychology and Muslims

"Surely God changes not the conditions of a people, unless they change what is with their selves." Qur'an (13:11) In the twentieth century, like other religious communities around the world, Muslims read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Seth Mette

6563

Story in Progress

Every year, 12 to 25 million people attempt suicide worldwide, and 1 million of them achieve what they are aiming. That means that every 30 seconds, one person is dying by suicide on our planet. Be it... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Mustafa Tabanli

7307

Can Spirituality Help Recover From Cancer?

Dr. Jean Kristeller is Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality at Indiana State University. She has conducted research on the psycho... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Namik Top

13140

Character Education for Academic Achievement

This article explores whether character education has an impact on preventing school violence through the virtues that it provides, and whether character education influences the achievement of childr... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Donald Casey

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Rumi: Faith, Knowledge, Reason, and Love

During a trip to Turkey in the summer of 2009, I had an opportunity to visit the tomb of the 13th century Sufi mystic and prolific author, Mawlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, known more commonly as Rumi (12... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Ceyda Sablak

6501

Another Side to Water

Water plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance between life and death on Earth. It can either instigate health, or be a deadly disease vector (Govender, Barnes and Pieper 2011). Although the ef... read more..

03-01-2012

Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

7084

Qast and Azm (Decision And Resolution)

Qast means confidence, determination, choosing, and advancing straight toward a destination, thinking and reasoning moderately and deliberately, and living a moderate and balanced life. For Sufis, thi... read more..

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Fountain Archive

Our Big Small World

Virtue and Happiness

Coping with Autism

The Optimizing Man

Hearing the Light

The Difficulty of Modeling the Brain with Artificial Neurons

Bustling Willpower

Same World, Different Lenses: A Brief Overview of Cultural Differences

The Power Law

Myth or Reality: The “Invasion” and Spread of Islam in Spain

Inbisat (Expansion)

Towards the dream of Star Trek: Antimatter

Who Speaks for Islam?

Speech and Power of Expression

Are We Big Enough to Be Arrogant?

How I Wish I Could Be a Seed

The Cultural Perspective and Societal Change

The Heart-Mind Connection

The Human Being in Numbers: Last Lesson for Peter

The Prophet Muhammad's Illiteracy

Fixing obesity in the brain

Love for Truth

Guarding Queens of the Cellular Strongholds

Compatibility of Modern Psychology and Muslims

Story in Progress

Can Spirituality Help Recover From Cancer?

Character Education for Academic Achievement

Rumi: Faith, Knowledge, Reason, and Love

Another Side to Water

Qast and Azm (Decision And Resolution)

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