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Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 2772 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Deborah Moldow
27583

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Dennis Joy
30322

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Mubina Muftic
28893

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
28360

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Al Freeman
29525

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Abdullah Aymaz
28480

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Tony Mitchell
28497

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Geffrey Olsen
30176

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Sophia Pandya
31012

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
27931

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
Melissa McPen
30718

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
M. Fethullah Gulen
28320

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
The Fountain
28220

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..
Issue 114 (November - December 2016)
The Fountain
26602

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..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
The Fountain
29045

Chaos and Flourishing Hopes

None of us are willing to remain in the period to which we belong; we use our imagination, journeying back to the vastness of the past where we experience scenes of courage, or we spread our wings tow... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Ali Fethi Toprak
29693

Small Molecule Drugs - To Fight Cancer, Heart Failure, etc.

In the pharmacology, a small molecule is described as a low molecular organic compound showing high binding affinity to targets of interest such as proteins, nucleic acids, or polysaccharides. This ... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Justin Pahl
31377

Peace and Dialogue in a Plural Society

It is a difficult global moment for the Hizmet movement, the civil service group inspired by the ideas of Fethullah Gülen. Targeted in a far reaching witch hunt by the Turkish government, Hizmet has... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Civan Ozturk
29078

The Universe A Short History

Has the universe existed forever? And how much do we really know about it? Only 4-5 percent of the universe is made up of what we can see today: stars, planets, and galaxies. This means that all of ... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
The Fountain
28356

“We Have to Move Forward, Collectively”

Laila Muhammad is the Family Counseling Coordinator at Compassion Action, a New Jersey-based foundation. Community work and advocacy are a family legacy for Muhammad: her grandfather, Elijah Muhamma... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Aidan Yielding
32693

The World through the Eyes of Honeybees

The earth and the sky are filled with “light,” which are really colors of countless different wavelengths. Different colors are visible or invisible to the naked eye. When we say “... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Bilal Buruk
30360

Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is used by medical specialists to create images and sets of data about humans and animals. This information is then analyzed in the hopes of preventing, diagnosing, or examining dis... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Nihat Balci
28301

Grandma

The sun is shining down on us. We are walking down the road that encircles the small island. Men and women, young and old; the faces are solemn, earnest, and their steps neither fast nor slow. S... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
The Fountain
30352

Walaya (Sainthood)

Literally meaning a person, a community, or a country that is under the direction and rule of another, walaya (sainthood) denotes annihilation with respect to carnal selfhood and egoism in favor of ... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Yavuz Demirci
30996

Technological Singularity The Digital Rapture

Singularity describes the merging of human and computer intelligence and the rise of super-intelligence as a result. Proponents of the idea of singularity try to posit it as the next step in human p... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Al Freeman
29588

The Narcissist and the Pool

Ovid tells the story of Narcissus in his book Metamorphosis. Narcissus is a hunter; one with talent, grandeur, good genes, and charm. But he is also an egoist. He is full of himself, to the degre... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Adam Nelson
28843

QUINOA An Alternative Grain

Quinoa, unknown in many countries, is an easy-to-digest, nutritious grain which contains the same amount of protein as meat and a greater amount of usable calcium than milk. In South America, the I... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Sumayya B. Sharaf
29487

The Mist

Love is in the air, in the early morning mist. I inhale, and inhale This secret should be kept Here in the heart. Only then will I hear, It was never in the air. All love comes f... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Caroline Halford
28663

The Age of Self-Awareness

Time periods are defined by the actions of those within the period and the thoughts of those who succeed them. The intentions of past societies are oftentimes forgotten in lieu of hindsight bias, l... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Greg Barton
29294

What On Earth Has Gone So Wrong in Turkey?

Six months on from the mysterious coup attempt of July 15, the situation in Turkey has become much clearer. Unfortunately, it has also become much darker. In the confusing hours of that terrible ni... read more..
Issue 115 (January-February 2017)
Richard Shields
30375

We Are Not Spectators: A Christian Perspective

In a letter to G-20 leaders in 2013 Pope Francis stated, “It is regrettable that, from the very beginning of the conflict in Syria, one-sided interests have prevailed and in fact hindered the searc... read more..
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