November 2012 - Monthly Archive

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

The Fountain

14726

Outside the Agenda

The world agenda is occupied with all kinds of things: the US presidential elections, Syrian massacre, economic fallout in Europe, instability in the Middle East in the course of the Arab spring... Th... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

17367

Science

Today, scientific developments have reached unparalleled speed and level as we stumble upon a new surprising invention or discovery every day. It can be argued that more new inventions and discoveries... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Ali Fethi Toprak

15794

Yonder Mystery of Bones and Reproduction

For many years, scientists thought that women were born with a limited number of oocytes (eggs) in the ovary, estimating around three thousands oocytes. This number declines by time until the age of f... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Alpaslan Sahin

16697

Advanced Placement Phenomenon

Two national news magazines, U.S. News and Newsweek, annually publish lists of America's Best High Schools. While Newsweek takes the total Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Safiye Arslan

19017

Can Plants Talk?

Plants come across with numerous organisms in their natural environment. So how do plants communicate with all these organisms such as other plants, herbivores, predators of herbivores, and even thems... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Juan Fernando Lucio

16639

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 in the way we view culture, literature and science since the end of the nin... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Hamza Aydin

16865

Hunger Management and Survival

Hunger poses a danger to life, however dehydration is fatal. Although the energy obtained from nutrients become fuel for the organism, water functions like engine oil making it one of the essential el... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Margaret A. Johnson

19066

The Hajj: Reflections from Mina

This article does not encompass the entire Hajj ritual, most notably leaving out umrah and visiting the Ka'ba. Rather the author reflects on a rarely written-about portion of the Hajj-the time spent i... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Osman Cakmak

17556

The Sun and its Distinctive Position

Every morning and evening we witness the sunrise and the sunset in a colorful play. Luminous stars virtually hover over us like a parade during the night. We do not even notice the revolution of the e... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Dorothy C. Buck

23904

Louis Massignon: A Tribute to a Pioneer in Interfaith Relations

Fifty years ago the renowned French Catholic scholar of Islam and the Islamic world, Louis Massignon, died on October 31,1962. He left a legacy of books, articles and lectures, many of which are dedic... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

M. Fethullah Gulen

16884

Ihsan (Perfect Goodness)

Ihsan two literal meanings, doing something well and perfectly and doing someone a favor; it is sometimes used in the Qur'an and the Sunna with either meaning. At other times, as pointed out in the re... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Yunus Emre

17375

A Lesson, If You Wish to Listen

They had so much wealth and goods, Come and see them in their graves. Only a large shirt is their share And even those, without sleeves Dignitaries they had been With servants standing before the... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Fethiye Ozis

18573

Living Green: How Much Do I Need to Suffer for It?

Fewer disposables. Fewer climate-changing green house gases. Fewer containers of trash. Fewer acres of ecological footprint. However, more local solutions. More conscious choices. More green alternati... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Theodore Albert Metzler

17565

Questions Concerning Robots That "Care"

Robots that "care" are no longer merely science fiction ... Producing machines that look and behave like people seems to be a human project with a long history. Mention of a Jewish Rabbi producin read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Douglas Golding

22617

The Four Bs of Religion

Some people assert that all religions are much the same, for better or for worse. Others will insist that their religion is unique, or that their religion is the only way to God. In 1989, in his clas... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Fuad Canoglu

16123

Of Frogs and Men: Perspectives on the Principle of Gradualness

We humans are inclined to be hasty, and wish to do what we want in a rush. We like to doing things quickly, cheaply, and still want them the highest quality. Certain matters in life truly require spee... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Ihsan Kose

21742

Why Is Cancer a Complex Disease?

The chaos theory, first introduced by Edward Lorentz, offers new horizons for economists, meteorologists, seismologist and scientists studying in other branches regarding the problems they have been s... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Erkan Kurt

18964

The Messenger of Mercy

I was invited a while ago to a meeting in Little Rock which was held on the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The audience watched a video entitled The Universal Mercy telling about ho... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

Hikmet Isik

16968

Seeking Forgiveness in the Service of God

Question: Why is seeking forgiveness needed even right after a good work in the service of God? It is very likely for us human beings to lapse or sin even during actions that are meant to serve the ... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 90 (November - December 2012)

The Fountain

17221

Science Square (Issue 90)

Childhood environment leaves its mark on DNA Factors underlying variable DNA methylation in a human community cohort. L.L. Lam et al. PNAS October 16, 2012 vol. 109 The effect of environment on gene... read more..