Walking in the Shoes of Others: Stepping in and out of Turkey
What inspires migrants to leave home, friends and country to cross over into unknown worlds? Often many make…
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Southern Pine Beetle: A Pest Using Pesticides
The use of pesticides by farmers for fighting against pests harming their crops is a common yet controversial…
Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names)
Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one…
From Continence to Virtue: Cultivation of Moral Character
Can people be held accountable for what they feel and wish from a moral point of view or…
Coal, Diamond, and Man
All of the physical and chemical conditions of the earth are created in a way to make life…
Ibn Sina: An Exemplary Scientist
Ibn Sina (known as Avicenna in Latin and in the West) in his masterpiece The Canon of Medicine…
Basis for Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Whenever I watch and read about killings and terrorism in the name of religion today, the music of…
The Medicine for This Sickness: A Reaction to the Recent Violence and Killings in Nigeria
These days, we are witnessing a kind of violence never before heard of in our land. Young men…
Remembering the Super Victim: A Letter from a Villain’s Mom to a Superhero
My husband had never been a family man; he was always focused and devoted to his work. For…
Energy and Environmental Issues: A Comparative Study for Turkey and the U.S.
Inevitably, energy is one of the key issues currently effecting economic development in much of the modern world.…
Religious Inspirations and Scientific Inventions
What exactly is it that inspires us, say, to write a beautiful poem or an article, or the…
What Generations Expect from Education
What do we mean when we mention education and training in relation to our current and future generations?…
Peacebuilding through Education
The Fountain is partnering this month with the Peace Islands Institute of New York for the “Peacebuilding through…
What do mosquitoes do when it’s raining?
What do mosquitoes do when it’s raining? Mosquitoes like climates with high humidity and rainfall. While a single…
Action in the Service of God and Community
Question: What is the secret of being a person of constant action in the service of God in…