Vanity of Worldly Desires
A gold ingot fell into the hands of a pious man and so turned his head that his…
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Paragon of Unity: Discovering The Essence of the Abrahamic Messages
When I first heard a politician say, “We can rule from beyond the grave,” I didn’t respond very…
Editorial (Issue 48)
Humanity is the most honorable member of all creation, a fact underscored by the divine revelation Surely We…
A Neglected Value in The 21st Century: NEIGHBORLINESS
Neighborhood and neighborliness is an important social value that is often neglected in this century. Just as in…
CONSTRUCTIVISM in Piaget and Vygotsky
Constructivism is a new approach in education that claims humans are better able to understand the information they…
The Guests of The Palace
The sandstorm was over. It was a horrible night. The caravan was lost in the middle of nowhere.…
Thomas Carlyle’s On Heroes and Hero-Worship and Heroic in History
Carlyle was Scottish and lived in England, but he had close relations with the “New World” and had…
The Question of Lifestyle in Interfaith Relationships
A common expression used in “explaining” an apparent animosity among the members of different faiths is to say…
Toward a Global Civilization of Love and Tolerance
Author: M. Fethullah Gulen / ISBN: 1-932099-68-9Price: US$ 14.95 / Publisher: The Light, Inc., New Jerseywww.thelightpublishing.com The need…
Appropriate Messages in Child Training
An old Chinese proverb says that: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.…
Turkish Islam and Secular State: The Gulen Movement
The public role of religion is a source of controversy in almost every corner of the world in…
Genomes and Languages
Languages are actually not that different from genes. Just as you would expect events like the Barbarian Migrations…
The Effect of Television in the Early Years
Among the greatest inventions of the twentieth century are devices of mass communications. Every invention can have either…
Understanding Prophet Muhammad Beyond the Stereotypes
“None of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad.”W. Montgomery Watt…
Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation
Thomas Petriano, Ph.D, is the chairperson of the Religious Studies Department of St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, NY.…