Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning)
Zeal means turning to the Beloved with all inner and outer feelings, and locking out all appetites other…
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The Human Skin and Its Web of Vessels
We tend to overlook our skin, but it performs many vital functions for our bodies – including coming…
Interview with the Two Brain Lobes
If you want to know why some of us are so poetic, while others are strictly straightforward, then…
Nasraddin Hodja’s Pot and Reductio Ad Absurdum
From a children’s tale to Socrates and the Qur’an, the need for logic and sound reasoning is universal.…
Charitable Trusts in Medieval Islam
All over the vast Islamic world, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, various services that are fundamentally important…
Surface Tension and Life
Do you know how a steel blade can float on the water? Or how can some insects stride…
Holy Days
On holy days, we reflect on the joyous past and the beautiful future yet to come.When the sun…
Editorial: The Joyous Past and the Beautiful Future
The past year was a busy one for The Fountain. Having completed two decades in publishing, we tried…
The Fertile Intersection of Science and Faith
The debate over science and religion – whether they’re compatible or whether they’re irrevocably at odds with one…
The Fountain Was a Finalist in The Eddie – Ozzie Awards 2013
Last week, Katharine Branning’s article from The Fountain, “Mixed Greens of Hope,” was a finalist for one of…
News of the Death of Mr. Mandela
I dance and I weep. Like many of my contemporaries, I first heard about Mr. Mandela and the…
We Mourn for a Lost Hero
The great Nelson Mandela passed yesterday, moving on to the next life. Mandela, of course, was not only…
Welcoming the Other through Conflict Prevention and Transformation
(This is the edited transcript of the speech Bishop Stalsett delivered at the General Assembly of Religion for…
Turkey, turkey, and turkeys: A Thanksgiving Letter from a Rabbi
Dear Friends; At this holiday season, our thoughts are focused on the various meanings of the word “Turkey.”…
Conversations on Life, Knowledge, and Belief: An Overview of the Conference
November 5-7, 2013, Istanbul During the first week of November 2013, nearly twenty scholars and thinkers gathered in…