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Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
The Fountain
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Exhausted, But Moving Forward With Hope
Around the world, many people feel exhausted. Americans are exhausted from their elections and revelations of troubling conspiracies. Europeans are grappling with waves of immigrants and unsettling po
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
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“Let Us Speak with Our Hearts,” We Said
There are many concealed paths connecting all of our hearts. As every individual continues on their life journey, they will experience solidarity with other groups or people at surprising times, eithe
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Brian Turk
1637
The Strategy Game of Our Immune System
The organs and systems of the human body work together in perfect harmony. If kept in optimal condition, they function for many years. Our body is the perfect environment for life, but not necessarily
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Adeel M. Khan
1589
Archimedes Universe
Staring upwards at the vast night sky, which is riddled with stars, have you ever wondered just how many stars are up there? And more fundamentally, just how many things – i.e., particles – are up the
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Kamil Ezgin
1636
Mosquitoes for Painless Cure
There are biological barriers that protect the human body from various kinds of detrimental and foreign substances. Although these barriers defend our body, sometimes we need medicine to help us heal
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Deborah Moldow
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A Culture of Peace
The 21st century finds humanity at a crossroads. After centuries of material progress have brought undreamed of comforts, and travel and communications opened the world to us, we have reached a perfec
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Dennis Joy
1783
Is It Possible to Measure Everything?
Over the centuries, humankind has spent a great deal of effort on measuring almost everything we encounter in our daily lives. Even the earliest societies attempted to express mass, length, and time i
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Mubina Muftic
2052
The Future of Staying Connected
The Web turned 20 in 2011 (the first web page was launched on August 6, 1991). Today, there are 644, 275,754 web pages, according to Netcraft.com, and even that is not the most accurate number, consid
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
1788
Ghayra (Endeavor)
Endeavor (ghayra) literally means making every effort of concern, and being alert in striving to preserve chastity, honor, and esteem. It signifies being on the alert in respect of religious prohibiti
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Al Freeman
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Letting Beings Be
There is a growing awareness that the natural world cannot sustain modern civilization in its present form. Humanity must change if the whole chain of life is to continue living on Earth. A plausible
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Abdullah Aymaz
2824
African-Americans, Turkey, And Hizmet
The story of African Americans and their encounter with Islam in the twentieth century is a fascinating American story featuring some celebrated names, like the great champion Muhammad Ali and the pol
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Tony Mitchell
2462
Through A Mirror Brightly
Historians and other students of history will look back at the 21st century and see that it passed through three phases. The First Period This first phase saw a rise in conservatism, fueled by quasi
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Geffrey Olsen
2520
When Our Brain Asks for Help Remembering
The first time you rode your bicycle, the first day of the school, or the time you ran into an old friend: all these may still be fresh in your memory. Immediately recognizing the faces of your friend
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Sophia Pandya
5259
NOT EVEN WATER! Turkey’s Refugees in America
Safiye is a teacher who fled Turkey a day before the July 15, 2016, attempted coup. She left to join her husband, who had already left in June and had settled in Seattle. With her eleven year-old dau
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
2549
The Lace Decorating the Beyond
On the slopes of emerald hills Voices and whispers stir our happiness Heavenly fountains cascade in all corners At the eternal reunion gates Every moment, each soul is wrapped in delights Roses, dais
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Melissa McPen
2622
Nature Inspired Self Cleaning Surfaces – An Example of Lotus Leaves
How small is “Nano” scale? For most of us, it is difficult to imagine such a small unit of measurement. To help you imagine how small Nano scale is, here’s a comparison: a single human hair is about 8
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
2743
Consultation and Submission
Question: When a consultation committee makes a decision but the decision seems to contradict some of the participants’ minds and opinions, then what would be the best attitude for them to take moving
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
The Fountain
2859
Science Square
Neutralizing the Zika virus Sapparapu G et al. Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice. Nature, November 2016. Scientists have identified a human antib
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11-01-2016
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
The Fountain
2507
Establishing Perspective
In this issue, we are celebrating Black History Month with Laila Muhammad. The grandchild of Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam, and the daughter of Warith Deen Mohamed, she is recogn
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
The Fountain
1278
Editorial: Old School vs. New School
This issue’s lead article is about a clash between the old way of thinking and the new one. This struggle could be best described as the inner struggle of a lobster which is trying to break through hi
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
2075
Hearts Are Seeking Love
We live in a time of strife between the old and the new schools of thought. The old school failed to renew itself. The new school consumed itself with objections and fantasies. Undoubtedly, both schoo
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Betul Aydin
1412
The Bloody Waters in Taiji
Imagine getting cornered by an immense group of another species. They surround you with a wall of loud, sharp noises, imprisoning you and sending a frightening jolt throughout your whole body. Terrifi
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Faisal Warsani
1473
The Alhambra - A Palace Layered with Ornament
“But the building’s identity resided in the ornament.” These words, from architect Louis Sullivan, are an apt description of most Islamic architecture, which are closely connected to the idea of ornam
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Halil I. Demir
1309
Our 3D Printed Future: From Electronics to Living Organs
The emergence of 3D printing promises to revolutionize how things are designed, produced, and distributed. And although these changes present real opportunities, they also pose some unexpected dangers
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Daniel Hummel
1398
Dealing with Incivility in Online Interfaith Dialogues
Over the last few decades, the world has become more interconnected through developing technology like cell phones, laptops, and, especially, the internet. There are many benefits from this connectiv
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Noah Weaver
1250
Metals Have Character Too!
Whether in the form of cars, planes, or household appliances, we interact with metals almost every day. Despite the ubiquity of metals, most people never stop to think about their characters – or thei
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Zuleyha B. Ozturk
1752
Micro Expressions: The Truth Is in the Face
Have you ever seen someone who, for a split second, looked happy when they weren’t supposed to? What you saw was a masked micro expression. Micro expressions are automatic facial expressions that refl
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Victor Putnam
1434
Nanotechnology in Issus Coleoptratus
Long before human beings started using them in machinery, gear systems that worked through mechanical interaction existed in the morphology of many living creatures. Researchers have recently discover
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
1862
Qalaq (Passion)
Literally meaning boredom with the place where one is and with the surrounding conditions, feeling discomfort as if in imprisonment or captivity, qalaq (passion) is intense love, deeper than the desir
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09-01-2016
Issue 113 (September - October 2016)
Bernadette - Daniel Skubik
1640
Interfaith Dialogue: Reflections from Korea
Interfaith Dialogue is critical to the future of a peaceful world. It cultivates understanding and peace between groups of people. This is no less true for believers within the Abrahamic traditions th
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