The Flower’s Song
The humble flower swaying free, Bent down in prayer as winds blow by. No glimpse of greed or…
Society
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An Epic from the Epoch of Qur’an and Epical Deeds
I was on my journey to Hajj. Travelling through the lands of Iraq and Syria, I came across…
Social Reform and Fethullah Gulen: the Cairo Perspective
In Egypt the impression of Turkey in recent times has been shaped by the fantastic goal the soccer…
The Heart of a Child
Caught in a child’s hand, the seashell becomes treasure, a catalyst of daydreams. Tunes hummed by innocence reach…
Honoring Our Parents
Our parents are the people who provide the most care for us in this world. Unfortunately, most of…
Ebru or Water Marbling
After the “Sacred Word” was expressed in writing, it met with the refined taste in art. As a…
Schooling Islam
Moroccan preschoolers acquiring the basics of reading, writing and Qur’an memorization in state-funded kuttabs… Turkish high school students…
Al-Andalus
Maria Rosa Menocal (2002) argues that Al-Andalus (711–1492) was a “utopian-like” society in which Jews and Muslims lived…
Inspiring Story
from the memoirs of an inventor that lived long, long ago I especially love when the spider webs…
Romania: A Land of Peace
While undertaking a larger study on the biases and commonplaces in Romanian popular history, we encountered several deep-rooted…
Can I Be Your Baggage?
A significant international conference was held in Melbourne, Australia on the 15th and 16th of July 2009. The…
Continuous Beauty
Everywhere is your Beauty, wherever I look, in whatever I see, Dancing in the enchantment of Your love,…
Fethullah Gulen: Inspirer of Multi-disciplinary Studies
“The work of Gulen’s followers in Turkey shows that Islam-as taught by Gulen-seeks tolerance, not conflict; it aims…
The Last Prayer for Giants
Long, long ago, before the end of time, I heard a legendary story from my grandpa about what…
Translation of Sufi Poetry
The misunderstanding and the misconception by some Western readers that Sufi poetry is strongly tinged with sensuality and…