Absolute Justice and Bediuzzaman’s Cup
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1960) defines justice either in terms of absolute, as opposed to relative, or positive,…
Issue 102 (November - December 2014)
21 articles
Riyada (Austerity)
Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining life, appetite and thirst, and sleeping and waking only in…
Imitation Teeth: Implants
Our teeth were designed in a harmonious and organized fashion, just like each and every particle of our…
21st Century Skills for Students
Economic projections for the next fifty years indicate that, both within the US and world economies, there will…
Love Is…
I had been asked to talk about love at a gathering right after Valentine’s Day. I thought about…
Never Say “I Will Eat My Hat”!
It had been only 23 weeks since we got the good news that we were going to have…
Promoting Global Fellowship around the Kitchen Table
As a child growing up in rural Illinois in a small farm town, I only dreamt that I…
Rights, Justice, and Games
One picture that has been viral these days depicts a diver next to a giant shark. It reads…
By the Pen
and the deeds that are not revealed yet,I am an ink without pen;I am a pen without ink,both…
Right vs. Might
In a world where right is equated with might, we must learn that what is truly right is…
Becoming a “Good” Foreign Language Teacher: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
Most language educators would agree that the ultimate goals of a foreign/second (L2) language education are trifold: language…
Brittlestars: Fabricating Microlenses with Perfect Geometry
The unity underlying nature manifests itself in many different forms. Sometimes various “things” work towards accomplishing only one…
Islamic Civilization and Science: A Forgotten History
If you are interested in Muslims’ contributions to science and some of their inventions, this interview may be…
Revisiting Psychokinesis: Time, Ether, and Kozyrev
For many of us ordinary people, time is nothing more than how long we spend at work, at…
The Islamic world and cultural revival
Question: The Islamic world has been in a period of stagnation for a long time regarding scientific development…