Countering Violent Extremism? – What Happens in Molenbeek Matters in Milwaukee
On the day I spoke in Brussels at a conference on “countering violent extremism,” a gun battle broke…
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Nigella Sativa: The Herb in Antiquity Making Wonders
Recent findings in health care are portraying the wide-ranging impact of Nigella Sativa, especially in fighting cancerous cells.…
The Only Thing They Ask is to Be Allowed to a New Land!
What a life as a refugeeWe gave up all we had, to fleeAll left behindBut I don’t mindAt…
How Many Supercomputers Would Fit Inside Your Brain?
The complexity and potential of the human brain are astonishing. The brain is capable of performing millions of…
Spring’s Ballad
When the time is due, you will see that a new spring has come. Roses bloom, nightingales sing,…
The Nature of Change – Exchange of Letters with My Future Self
To my future self, I think we are all searching for something in our lives. No one seems…
Gastro Intestinal Flora and Our Health
The systems of the human body are created with a staggering degree of perfection. The body has approximately…
The Shared Beliefs of Judaism and Islam
It is unfortunate that in today’s world many Jews and Muslims see themselves as diametrically opposed to one…
Barq (Lightning)
Barq (lightning) is a light that flashes in an initiate during the first steps of the journey toward…
The Existence of God – According to Muslim Theologians and Thinkers
Proving the existence of God is a venture that numerous Muslim philosophers, theologians, and thinkers have been attempting…
Should We Fear a Magnetic Pole Shift?
The Earth currently rotates in a counter-clockwise direction. This rotation, along with movement of iron particles inside the…
Wresting Jihad from the Jihadists
I departed Brussels a few days before the March 22, 2016, attacks which killed over thirty people, injured…
Gecko The Physicist
They can resist gravity and easily hang upside down on flat ceilings. They are geckos, extraordinary lizards that…
The Ones That Got Away!
Austria still offers some of the nicest aspects of worldly existence. Deer feed in the meadow across the…
The Role of Myth and Ritual in Religion
Throughout history, religion and its diverse aspects, such as myth and ritual, have been of great significance for…