Heroism, Locally and Globally
Everyone, at least at one point in his or her life, feels destitute, deprived of any hope, as…
Editorial
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Women
Male-domination is a matter of dispute in every sphere of life as much as it is in language.…
The Inner System of Life
The human model that has been fantasized in modern times is a heavily downgraded form of the “authorized…
Beyond the Mountains
In the morning I checked everything a second time: yes, I had my razors and shaving cream, an…
Science Square
The semantic roots of a word may open up new horizons which relate it to a broader frame…
Torture and Human Rights
The Fountain magazine was discussed in one of the panels of the “East and West Encounters the Gulen…
Home
Home is special for everyone. For many, it is where they were born and raised. For others it…
Need For a Bit More Quiet Lament
In the face of so many things happening around us, we have two options: either to ignore them,…
Problem Solvers
“There were no lovers left for me in the world, I used to think,Then I took leave of…
Unity of Knowledge
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, an outstanding figure of our time, rejects the separation of spiritual thought from science. In…
“WIN”-Win for All With Dialogue
A win-win scenario, or game, describes a situation where the two parties involved manage to devise an action…
A Serendipitous November
“Yes, we can,” responded a few hundred thousand people in Chicago to the encouraging and hope-inspiring address of…
Greed
It missed the seventh anniversary of 9/11 by a hair’s breadth, but many will remember 9/15 of 2008…
Adaptation to Conditions
In August when the world’s focus was fixed on the most costly ever Olympic Games in Beijing (estimated…
Suffering and Mercy
Last month marked a great loss in world literature; on June 10 Chingiz Aytmatov died. This author, who…