The Meeting Point of Traditional Islamic Literature and Psychotherapy
Muslim psychologists and psychiatrists recently published an eye-opening book titled Applying Islamic Principles to Clinical Mental Health Care.…
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The Orientalists – Part 2
In Xanadu: A Quest, William Dalrymple’s first book, is a work that amassed critical acclaim from the likes…
The Orientalists – Part 1
Author’s note: Many of the books and authors mentioned here are well-known. There are dozens more from writers…
Atheism or Theism: The Never-Ending Debate
Atheism or Theism: The Perspective of Said Nursi, Wipf & StocksBy Hakan Gok20189781532646799 The existence of God has…
Ilm Ethos and Convivencia
Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration and Identity explores the mighty continent of Europe by an academic whose origins…
Editorial (Issue 128)
East and West. Maybe it is not easy to draw straight lines where these two are clearly separated,…
Jesus: One Man, Two Faiths: A Response to 9/11/01
The September 11th terrorist attack was traumatic for many people. At that point in my life, I had…
Editorial: Hope is Not a Feeling …
The Fountain participated in several international events in the first two months of 2015. The first one was…
The Grand Mosque of Paris
In these days, when tensions – expressed or unexpressed – are running high between Muslim and Jewish communities,…
Three Tiers of Knowledge
“I am here,” she said. Her friends were looking all over for her. “I forgot myself under this…
If Only I Know You, My Heart…
“Hello my heart, I am your neighbor in this body,” said my soul. “How are you? Why do…
What Is In a Name?
God’s names were subject to various discussions and books. Arthur C. Clarke has written a science fiction story…
How the world’s most notorious atheist changed his mind
Antony Flew, who once claimed to be one of the world’s leading atheists, chose to believe in God…
Faith, Wisdom, and Power
Question: What roles do faith, wisdom, and power play in the survival of a society? Faith, especially in…
The Science of Courage, Compassion, and Connection
I’m not happy with how I look … I’m terrible with money … My parents are so disappointed…