Discussions on the Meaning of Life
One day a traveler in the desert was being pursued by a ferocious animal; he saw in front…
Perspectives
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The Power of Perspective
Can be restructured and converted into occasions that might work in the favor both of the individual and…
A Bridge From Heart To Heart : Empathy
The environment of today is one equipped with high-tech means of communication, some of which are so complicated…
Carpe Diem
Anyone who has ever seen the movie Dead Poets Society will remember the scene on the first day…
Reconsidering Islamic Pluralism in the Contemporary World (1)
The subject of religious pluralism can provoke a great deal of controversy. One could consider all religious knowledge…
Modern Science’s Debt to Islamic Civilization
Introduction The debt that Briffault speaks of is often referred to as though it should be taken for…
A Lecture
O, My Computer Engineer Friend, God willing, you are to be an expert hardware specialist or a good-quality…
Two Muslims Discussing Democracy
The following is a conversation between two Muslims, Jamal, a democrat, and Jalal, who has suspicions about democracy.…
Metaphors in Science
Metaphors are generally considered to be poetic linguistic expressions. However, we often use symbolic language and analogies in…
The Destructive Force of Greed
No Qur’anic verse better sums up the world’s current condition than this one. Today’s world, ruled by unchecked…
Terror Beyond Terrorism
A few theories have been proposed about the September 11th attacks upon New York and Washington, DC. Questions…
International Cooperation Against Terror
The September 11th tragedy was not unexpected by all who are interested in œterror as a subject matter.…
September Eleven
I am not sure we will ever know the truth about the causes of this terrible tragedy. There…
Mutual Identity For Peace
Despite all the scientific and technological advances achieved during the twentieth century, it is a tragic fact that…
Threatening Humanity’s Destiny
We live on a planet that is not so large as we imagine it to be. We cannot…