Religions and Economic Justice
Economic inequality refers to the disparity of wealth or income between individuals or between the different groups in…
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The Great Wave: The Aftermath
“It’s my fault, all my fault; I should’ve tried harder,” he said. A quintessential characteristic of his –…
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…
Finding Faith in Difficult Times: Ten thinkers on the writings of Said Nursi
Many western readers are unfamiliar with Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, an Islamic scholar who wrote mostly in the first…
Staff Only!
It was an ordinary day. As usual, I was sleepy. I had not had enough rest, since I…
Willpower and Being Tested With It
Question: What is the willpower and how are we being tested with it?” Willpower is considered as one…
On Language and Man
“What a curious thing speech is! The tongue is so serviceable a member (taking all sorts of shapes…
Dawn Comes in Dreams
The spirit wanders through the night To find a way out Toward that which it seeks and longs…
The Nature Of The Self
The ego1 is basically what we call the essence of human nature with qualities that are prone for…
From Modernity to Post Modernity: The Importance of Faith in a Changing World
In his essay Postmodern Knowledge, French philosopher, Jean Francois Lyotard defined post modernism as the series of changes…
Translating the Qur’an into Action
Reflections on the Qur’an: Commentaries on Selected VersesM. Fethullah GülenISBN 9781597842761NJ: Tughra Books An average English reader is…
… and a Rock Falls
I am watching the little tree illuminated by the sunlight penetrating through the other grown trees. Aside from…
The Butterfly Mosque: Building a Bridge
G. Willow Wilson openly states in her work, The Butterfly Mosque, “When videos of angry men in beards…
Coping with Autism
“When I took my one-year old son to the supermarket, he never responded to other mothers’ playful overtures.…
Talking Tolerance
Tolerance is a curious word. It indicates an ability to bear up with a certain amount of variation…