September Eleven
I am not sure we will ever know the truth about the causes of this terrible tragedy. There…
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Mutual Identity For Peace
Despite all the scientific and technological advances achieved during the twentieth century, it is a tragic fact that…
Threatening Humanity’s Destiny
We live on a planet that is not so large as we imagine it to be. We cannot…
Let Us Celebrate Our Mothers
Mothers are the most honored of all people. Their moans and pain, which continue throughout their lives, are…
Message on the Terrorist Attacks on the USA
No matter who perpetrates it and where it comes from, any terrorist act is a great blow against…
Pseudo-science and Racial Otherness
With the ascendancy of science during the eighteenth century, European scientists sought scientific support for considering slavery and…
Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
Socialist ideals have appeared in literature from Plato to Marx. In its midst is Sir Thomas More’s Utopia,…
A Criticism of St. Anselm: on God’s Attributes
The Scriptures and Divine Revelation tell believers that God is All-Hearing and All-Seeing, that He hears and answers…
The Impact of Electronic Media
Plato (d. c.348 BC) described a cave in which people live like prisoners, stuck with the physical objects…
Looking at Ourselves in the Cave
Plato (d. c.348 BC) described a cave in which people live like prisoners, stuck with the physical objects…
An Islamic Perspective on Several Christian Concepts
One factor that has influenced the course of history is how Muslims and Christians perceive each other’s religions.…
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta left Tangier in the Maghrib (contemporary Morocco) in 1325, about 25 years after Marco Polo returned…
The Cinema is Inundated by Horror
It is the year 1931… The horror film Frankenstein, directed by James Whale, is being released in American…
Modernism and Postmodernism: A Contrast in Perspective and Attitude
Postmodernism can be viewed in several ways. Initially, postmodernism was a reaction to the modernist style of architecture…
Backbiting is unforgivable
Islam strictly forbids spying into people’s sins and secrets and backbiting. It also forbids talking ill of people…