Hui People: Chinese Speaking Muslims
Though most outsiders view Chinese culture as being monolithic, both ethnically and religiously, there are over 20 million…
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Hot, But Can’t Do Without: The wisdom behind the hotness of peppers
Like all omnivorous foods, peppers – both hot and sweet – have been created in unique, wise ways…
Sustainable Curiosity: How to Invigorate Curiosity for Scientific Literacy
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning”William A. Ward When I visited my family last time,…
Annemarie Schimmel Building Bridges between East and West
This is an article on the life, works, and efforts of Cemile (the Beautiful), as Annemarie Schimmel (d.…
Progress or Fallacy in Inferring
New developments in scientific thought and hypotheses testing are changing the ways we think about truth and certainty.…
The Glass Half Full
And alas the day has come,when worlds crash, collide.When the happiest day of someone’s life merges with someone…
Missing Pieces
Once I could see God in one thing – even though it was the vastest, most mysterious, and…
Reflections of a Human Rights Advocate
Civil society has yet to define and accept broader human rights … The struggle goes on, building on…
Jadhba and Injidhab (Attraction and the Feeling of Being Attracted toward God)
In the language of Sufism, jadhba (attraction) means that a servant is attracted toward God by God Himself,…
Are You Alone?
Loneliness is a serious public health concern, akin to both obesity and smoking. Why is it not treated…
Why Is God Invisible?
When a father’s inquisitive daughter asks him, “Why he is God invisible?” he thinks he’s getting off with…
Living Faith in Sanliurfa
In the remarkable interfaith city of Urfa, the author is surprised by extraordinary generosity which exemplifies the city’s…
The Rhythm in the Universe
A splendid order and an amazing harmony seem to govern the operation of this universe. Big or small,…
Freedom from Cigarettes
The formation of a smoking habit and addiction depends on various social, spiritual, neuro-genetic, and neuro-chemical factors. Some…
The Only Memory
How could this piece of information solve my problems? This little sentence cannot really answer all of life’s…