Social Reform and Fethullah Gulen: the Cairo Perspective
In Egypt the impression of Turkey in recent times has been shaped by the fantastic goal the soccer…
Issue 72 (November - December 2009)
19 articles
Al-Andalus
Maria Rosa Menocal (2002) argues that Al-Andalus (711–1492) was a “utopian-like” society in which Jews and Muslims lived…
The Heart of a Child
Caught in a child’s hand, the seashell becomes treasure, a catalyst of daydreams. Tunes hummed by innocence reach…
An Epic from the Epoch of Qur’an and Epical Deeds
I was on my journey to Hajj. Travelling through the lands of Iraq and Syria, I came across…
Steadiness in the Language of Mathematics
Many people think that walking two meters is easy, as the interval between the start and the finish…
Ebru or Water Marbling
After the “Sacred Word” was expressed in writing, it met with the refined taste in art. As a…
Muraqaba
Muraqaba has been defined as watching, supervising, controlling, and living in the consciousness of being controlled (by God).…
Honoring Our Parents
Our parents are the people who provide the most care for us in this world. Unfortunately, most of…
Nucleation
Every day we boil water in our homes for tea, cooking and various other reasons, and during the…
The Islamic Conceptualization of the Sciences
We believe it is not emphasized today as much as it should be that traditional conceptualizations of sciences,…
Mary
Maryam, or Mary, is the only woman mentioned by name in the Holy Qur’an. She is mentioned in…
Physiological Prevention of Cancer
The fine balance and order seen in living beings provides us with clues and directions as to which…
Home
Home is special for everyone. For many, it is where they were born and raised. For others it…
Schooling Islam
Moroccan preschoolers acquiring the basics of reading, writing and Qur’an memorization in state-funded kuttabs… Turkish high school students…
Our World and Its Inherently Exquisite Mystery
Despite blurred realities, many fair-minded thinkers still regard our “world” as a center of attraction. Personally, it would…