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Education Mar 1, 2013

YNU: Your Nature University

Today, many grade-school children do not know that milk comes from cows and eggs come from chickens. They…

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A Moment for Reflection Jan 1, 2013

Touched by a Small Kindness

When a professor of Turkish language and literature is met by Turkish hospitality during a short stopover, she…

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Literature & Languages Jan 1, 2013

Rise Up

Rise up, valiant one, stop sleeping! Rise up, because my heart is lamenting… During the days having passed…

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Culture & Society Jan 1, 2013

Helping Hands

With half the world living on less than $2.50 per day and with 46.2 million people in the United…

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Dialogue Nov 1, 2012

Outside the Agenda

The world agenda is occupied with all kinds of things: the US presidential elections, Syrian massacre, economic fallout…

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Believing Nov 1, 2012

The Four Bs of Religion

Some people assert that all religions are much the same, for better or for worse. Others will insist…

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Education Nov 1, 2012

Advanced Placement Phenomenon

Two national news magazines, U.S. News and Newsweek, annually publish lists of America’s Best High Schools. While Newsweek…

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Culture & Society Nov 1, 2012

The Hajj: Reflections from Mina

This article does not encompass the entire Hajj ritual, most notably leaving out umrah and visiting the Ka’ba.…

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