Too Often
Too often, O God, the terrors of the world seem to overwhelm the promises of Your love. Too…
Issue 121 (January - February 2018)
16 articles
Who Taught Science to Dolphins?
Teaching science is sometimes a challenge, and teachers need to find ways to draw kids’ attention. Young children…
Jesus & Muhammad: Commonalities of Two Great Religions
A pleasing coincidence of mutual thought has occurred because some years ago your correspondent was asked why he…
Q&A: How to be effective while “enjoining the good”
Question: What points should we consider to avoid doing more harm than good while carrying out the duty…
Scientists have cloned monkeys; are humans next?
Liu, Z. et al. Cloning of macaque monkeys by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Cell, January 2018. After two…
Time Moves On
Time moves on – and it moves really fast! Busy with day-to-day affairs, many of us live for…
To Remain Fresh and Strive for Renewal
Relying upon the air, sun, water, and soil, a seed sprouts and eventually becomes a bud. Soon, this…
Mmm, Mmm, Popcorn!
Who doesn’t love popcorn! Eating popcorn is fun for everybody especially for kids. James Hörner’s [1] poem below…
Education: Reconstructing Norms and Empowering Dialogue
“…all cultures are partial and benefit from the insights of others [resulting in a genuine global universalism that]…
The Council of the Mute
Some scholars and poets once formed a group called the Council of the Mute. There were thirty of…
Islam and Capitalist Modernity
There are some who say Islam and Western capitalism are at odds, but as with any faith or…
Future of Innovation: Ideas and Trends
When we watch science fiction movies, and see all the incredible, futuristic technologies on the screen, many of…
Waqt (Time)
In the language of Islamic Sufism, waqt (time) denotes the time when the Divine gifts pour on a…
How to Deal with Pain
Pain is like our sixth sense. Biology classes and textbooks consider pain as a sensation stemming from some…
3 Lessons from Mount Fuji
Every nation has something to be proud of. Japan has Mount Fuji, a mountain that proudly stands at…