Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow, and Thinking Together
Decision-making is a cognitive process that constantly runs in the background of our minds, resulting in choices made…
Society
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Hearts and Minds for a Country: Nation and the Construction of Self Identity
We can speak of an alienation that comes with the contractual culture of the modern state. Nevertheless, such…
Perspectives on Identity and Religion
What is identity? What is its relationship to religion and culture? How does it relate to modernization? What…
Interfaith Dialogue: Necessity and Principles
History has unfortunately witnessed many violent acts conducted in the name of faith. However, many have begun to…
Lullaby, My Baby
Sleep, baby, sleepYour father tends the sheepYour mother shakes the dreamland treeAnd from it fall sweet dreams for…
The Science of Courage, Compassion, and Connection
I’m not happy with how I look … I’m terrible with money … My parents are so disappointed…
Dream, Believe, Fly
Dream. Believe. Fly. This is my motto in life, now that I am fifty-five. Dream, Believe, Fly. These…
Staff Only!
It was an ordinary day. As usual, I was sleepy. I had not had enough rest, since I…
Jefferson’s Qur’an
Thomas Jefferson occupies a special space among the Founding Fathers as the principal author of the Declaration of…
Hearts and Minds for a Country Nation and the Construction of Self Identity
The topic is both risky and troubling because nation, per se, as it is defined in traditional ways,…
Editorial: Drawing Closer
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find…
Religion Is Not a Zero Sum Game
The Turkish term for “tolerance” is “hosgoru” which means seeing or looking for the good side of another…
Embrace Mortality
Most of us operate under the assumption that there will always be a tomorrow, that there will always…
How Is Nature Being Cleaned?
After a long, busy, and exhausting year, he wanted to take a rest in his summer house, which…
You Have Loved Him All Along
What do you love in anything or anyone that is not His?In reality, you have loved Him all…