Editorial: Culture of Coexistence
The Fountain is co-sponsoring an international conference in Abuja, Nigeria, November 18-19. The theme is “Establishing a Culture…
Society
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In the Gardens of Love you bloomed
In the gardens of Love you bloomed Adoring to be free from this confined prisonNo longer will be…
My Sadness
It is as though my world is a blurI can’t seem to make things make senseNothing makes senseIt’s…
Rocks or Rainbows: Lessons for Interreligious Dialogue
More than two decades ago, as a new professor at a small college, I was assigned a course…
Is Humanity Dead?
“A once-in-a-lifetime event” or “the worst for 60 years” is how the drought in Africa today is being…
The Art of Living Together
At the onset of the twenty-first century, a new relationship is being forged between my own Greek…
The Challenge of Peaceful Coexistence
‘Peaceful coexistence is the most important project of our era. But we cannot do it alone or in…
Geography of Friendship
Two Poems and Some Thoughts Recently I was reading a book called The Geography of Thought. To my…
America’s Potential for Peace
On the evening of September 11, 2010, nine Christian women gathered in a prayer circle in the basement…
Prayer and Healing in Islam
Title: Prayer and Healing in IslamAuthor: Salih YucelTughra Books2010978-1-59784-242-6 In the past few decades many studies and articles…
An Opportunity to Heal and Make Whole
How can anyone residing in the United States, or for that matter living in any other part of…
The Spirit of Norway
A model of reconciled diversity is the only way to the future in our globalized world. It is…
The End of Fear, the Beginning of Understanding
In the decade since 9/11, the United States has: •conquered and occupied two large Muslim countries (Afghanistan and…
9/11: Before and After
I remember the day very vividly, perhaps like each and every person who has been affected by it…
Masallah
Katharine, “Kadriye,” Branning was one of the passengers on a Turkish Airlines flight to New York on September…