Islamic Civilization and Science: A Forgotten History
If you are interested in Muslims’ contributions to science and some of their inventions, this interview may be…
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Becoming a “Good” Foreign Language Teacher: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
Most language educators would agree that the ultimate goals of a foreign/second (L2) language education are trifold: language…
By the Pen
and the deeds that are not revealed yet,I am an ink without pen;I am a pen without ink,both…
Promoting Global Fellowship around the Kitchen Table
As a child growing up in rural Illinois in a small farm town, I only dreamt that I…
Never Say “I Will Eat My Hat”!
It had been only 23 weeks since we got the good news that we were going to have…
Love Is…
I had been asked to talk about love at a gathering right after Valentine’s Day. I thought about…
21st Century Skills for Students
Economic projections for the next fifty years indicate that, both within the US and world economies, there will…
Imitation Teeth: Implants
Our teeth were designed in a harmonious and organized fashion, just like each and every particle of our…
Riyada (Austerity)
Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining life, appetite and thirst, and sleeping and waking only in…
Absolute Justice and Bediuzzaman’s Cup
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1960) defines justice either in terms of absolute, as opposed to relative, or positive,…
Animated Vignettes in Character Education
It is obvious for many people that to ensure a safe school environment for students, it is needed…
How Much – if any – Alcohol is Safe?
Findings show that even though some findings have suggested health benefits for light alcohol consumption, risk of cancer…
Bipolar Equation
Hello. My name is Bernoulli. Bernoulli Equation, to be more precise. One of the best established and most…
Gamification: A Tool for Motivating Children
Jack had been the ruler of the village for more than six months. He had many ups and…
The Minimum Work Principle in the Universe
Gravity is usually accepted as the reason behind the fall of every object we drop. Physicists, however, associate…