The Secret to Red Lipstick, and Other Correspondence
Far scarier than evil men … is the idea that, wonderful as my life has been, there might…
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The Religious, Historical, and Cultural Development of Islamic Calligraphy
Islamic calligraphy isn’t just a gorgeous style of art, but a symbol for how rich and diverse the…
Rights, Justice, and Games
One picture that has been viral these days depicts a diver next to a giant shark. It reads…
Progress or Fallacy in Inferring
New developments in scientific thought and hypotheses testing are changing the ways we think about truth and certainty.…
Building an Ethical and Shared Future through Education in a Glocal Perspective
Glocalisation is a relatively new word or idea for a new time. Information technology, greater communications and travel…
The Missing Piece: The New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Eight months have passed since the “New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central…
Significance of Philanthropic Institutions in Ottoman Social Life
“Waqf 1 is a social, legal and religious institution which played an important role in social, cultural and…
Did al-Ghazali Kill the Science in Islam?
It is a widespread belief among orientalists that one of the major factors, if not the single most…
“As if I ate” diet is effective
1- “As if I ate” diet is effective Original Article: Morewedge C.K. et al., Science 330, 1530 (2010).…
Islamic Science and Making of the European Renaissance
George Saliba is a professor of Arabic and Islamic Science at Columbia University in New York, USA. He…
Renewal in Belief: A Model for Modern Times
If the definitive history of twentieth century Islamic movements is ever written, one wonders whether its author would…
It is Just a Measurement!
It was in the second grade when I came across measurement and units for the first time. Our…
Ebru or Water Marbling
After the “Sacred Word” was expressed in writing, it met with the refined taste in art. As a…
Romania: A Land of Peace
While undertaking a larger study on the biases and commonplaces in Romanian popular history, we encountered several deep-rooted…
The Horizon of Science
Atoms and molecules function at the foundation of the entire visible universe and its emerging characteristics. Our nutritional…