November 2016 - Monthly Archive

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

The Fountain

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Exhausted, But Moving Forward With Hope

Around the world, many people feel exhausted. Americans are exhausted from their elections and revelations of troubling conspiracies. Europeans are grappling with waves of immigrants and unsettling po... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

M. Fethullah Gulen

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“Let Us Speak with Our Hearts,” We Said

There are many concealed paths connecting all of our hearts. As every individual continues on their life journey, they will experience solidarity with other groups or people at surprising times, eithe... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Brian Turk

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The Strategy Game of Our Immune System

The organs and systems of the human body work together in perfect harmony. If kept in optimal condition, they function for many years. Our body is the perfect environment for life, but not necessarily... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Adeel M. Khan

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Archimedes Universe

Staring upwards at the vast night sky, which is riddled with stars, have you ever wondered just how many stars are up there? And more fundamentally, just how many things – i.e., particles – are up the... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Kamil Ezgin

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Mosquitoes for Painless Cure

There are biological barriers that protect the human body from various kinds of detrimental and foreign substances. Although these barriers defend our body, sometimes we need medicine to help us heal ... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Deborah Moldow

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A Culture of Peace

The 21st century finds humanity at a crossroads. After centuries of material progress have brought undreamed of comforts, and travel and communications opened the world to us, we have reached a perfec... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Dennis Joy

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Is It Possible to Measure Everything?

Over the centuries, humankind has spent a great deal of effort on measuring almost everything we encounter in our daily lives. Even the earliest societies attempted to express mass, length, and time i... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Mubina Muftic

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The Future of Staying Connected

The Web turned 20 in 2011 (the first web page was launched on August 6, 1991). Today, there are 644, 275,754 web pages, according to Netcraft.com, and even that is not the most accurate number, consid... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

M. Fethullah Gulen

13413

Ghayra (Endeavor)

Endeavor (ghayra) literally means making every effort of concern, and being alert in striving to preserve chastity, honor, and esteem. It signifies being on the alert in respect of religious prohibiti... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Al Freeman

15421

Letting Beings Be

There is a growing awareness that the natural world cannot sustain modern civilization in its present form. Humanity must change if the whole chain of life is to continue living on Earth. A plausible ... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Abdullah Aymaz

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African-Americans, Turkey, And Hizmet

The story of African Americans and their encounter with Islam in the twentieth century is a fascinating American story featuring some celebrated names, like the great champion Muhammad Ali and the pol... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Tony Mitchell

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Through A Mirror Brightly

Historians and other students of history will look back at the 21st century and see that it passed through three phases. The First Period This first phase saw a rise in conservatism, fueled by quasi... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Geffrey Olsen

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When Our Brain Asks for Help Remembering

The first time you rode your bicycle, the first day of the school, or the time you ran into an old friend: all these may still be fresh in your memory. Immediately recognizing the faces of your friend... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Sophia Pandya

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NOT EVEN WATER! Turkey’s Refugees in America

Safiye is a teacher who fled Turkey a day before the July 15, 2016, attempted coup. She left to join her husband, who had already left in June and had settled in Seattle. With her eleven year-old dau... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

M. Fethullah Gulen

14089

The Lace Decorating the Beyond

On the slopes of emerald hills Voices and whispers stir our happiness Heavenly fountains cascade in all corners At the eternal reunion gates Every moment, each soul is wrapped in delights Roses, dais... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

Melissa McPen

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Nature Inspired Self Cleaning Surfaces – An Example of Lotus Leaves

How small is “Nano” scale? For most of us, it is difficult to imagine such a small unit of measurement. To help you imagine how small Nano scale is, here’s a comparison: a single human hair is about 8... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

M. Fethullah Gulen

14308

Consultation and Submission

Question: When a consultation committee makes a decision but the decision seems to contradict some of the participants’ minds and opinions, then what would be the best attitude for them to take moving... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

The Fountain

14678

Science Square

Neutralizing the Zika virus Sapparapu G et al. Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice. Nature, November 2016. Scientists have identified a human antib... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 114 (November - December 2016)

The Fountain

13048

Establishing Perspective

In this issue, we are celebrating Black History Month with Laila Muhammad. The grandchild of Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam, and the daughter of Warith Deen Mohamed, she is recogn... read more..