Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Why and how civilizations rise and fall is a hard question to answer. To do so, one must…
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An Essay on Color
Light reveals a world of colors by painting everything it touches. Our plain and soulless furniture gains meaning.…
Remember Mary in the Book
The Qur’an informs us of former Prophets and religious figures sent by God to proclaim His Oneness. Islam…
Passing from Self-Other to Us
Therapists deal with emptiness, meaninglessness, and loneliness.(1) Patients say that emptiness is a painful and discomforting subjective experience.…
Why Darwinism Remains Popular
It is hard to find another theory that has been so discredited by scientists, and yet is still…
E-Mail Securitiy
E-mail, now the most pervasive Internet service available, began to be used by people even before they discovered…
Question and Answer
Question: How should we, especially those of us who are young, interact with the world? Answer: Today’s social environment is…
Humanity
When interacting with others, always regard whatever pleases and displeases yourself as the measure. Wish that others may…
An Allegory of the Divine System
Two people travel together. At a fork in the road, they ask a wise old man which way…
Utopia as a Form of Madness
For a state to function successfully, its rulers must have a realistic vision. This is acquired by building…
Rethinking Plato: Philisophical Idealism and Political Totalitarianism
Plato’s (427-347 B.C.E.) political ideas remain influential. His idealist philosophy emphasizes ideas and ideals (independent of material and…
Islam Misunderstood Throughout the World
One of the three leading monotheistic religions in the world, Islam is a civilization practiced by 1.2 billion…
Super Conductivity: History and Applications
The field of superconductivity is characterized by unexpected discoveries. Despite its discovery almost 100 years ago and its…
Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
Socialist ideals have appeared in literature from Plato to Marx. In its midst is Sir Thomas More’s Utopia,…
Olfaction: Sensing the Scents
Most people believe that our perception depends heavily on sight and hearing, and therefore underrate our sense of…