The Only Thing They Ask is to Be Allowed to a New Land!
What a life as a refugeeWe gave up all we had, to fleeAll left behindBut I don’t mindAt…
Issue 111 (May - June 2016)
21 articles
The Winter Is Coming
In this issue, some of our writers address one of the most urgent crises of our age: the…
Nigella Sativa: The Herb in Antiquity Making Wonders
Recent findings in health care are portraying the wide-ranging impact of Nigella Sativa, especially in fighting cancerous cells.…
Freedom of Faith and Conscience
The freedom of faith and conscience is, to put it briefly, the universal right to independently adopt and…
Countering Violent Extremism? – What Happens in Molenbeek Matters in Milwaukee
On the day I spoke in Brussels at a conference on “countering violent extremism,” a gun battle broke…
From Whales to Technology
The shape of cars and airplanes directly affect their fuel consumption and performance. For proof of the connection…
Massive Open Online Courses and Their Economic Value
This century has seen many innovations and transformations within the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). They…
The Role of Myth and Ritual in Religion
Throughout history, religion and its diverse aspects, such as myth and ritual, have been of great significance for…
Hubris or Becoming Tyrannical
Question: It is sometimes the case that people who are responsible for a certain area or who govern…
The Ones That Got Away!
Austria still offers some of the nicest aspects of worldly existence. Deer feed in the meadow across the…
Science Square (Issue 111)
Artificial Skin That Can Sprout Hair and Grow Glands Takagi R. et al. Bioengineering a 3D integumentary organ…
Gecko The Physicist
They can resist gravity and easily hang upside down on flat ceilings. They are geckos, extraordinary lizards that…
Wresting Jihad from the Jihadists
I departed Brussels a few days before the March 22, 2016, attacks which killed over thirty people, injured…
Should We Fear a Magnetic Pole Shift?
The Earth currently rotates in a counter-clockwise direction. This rotation, along with movement of iron particles inside the…
The Existence of God – According to Muslim Theologians and Thinkers
Proving the existence of God is a venture that numerous Muslim philosophers, theologians, and thinkers have been attempting…