Issue 139 (Jan - Feb 2021)

 

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Brain Jan 1, 2021

Science Square (Issue 139)

How does loneliness affect your brain? Spreng et al. The default network of the human brain is associated…

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Believing Jan 1, 2021

How to Respond to Oppression

Question:  Oppression is everywhere and exists in almost every form. How should believers respond to oppression when they…

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Animals Jan 1, 2021

Flies

Athlete’s foot is a frequent infection that millions of people suffer from annually. I once had it during…

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Spirituality Jan 1, 2021

The Heart Never Rests

“God contracts and expands.” (2:245) The heart is a fairly small muscle that beats 100,000 times a day…

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Bediuzzaman Jan 1, 2021

Tinge of Life

In his Twentieth Word, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, a 20th century Islamic scholar and teacher, uses an interesting phrase,…

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Believing Jan 1, 2021

Individuality (Tafrid)

Tafrid (individuality) means seclusion from society or going into retreat to devote all one’s time to worshipping God.…

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Book Review Jan 1, 2021

Servant Leadership

The leader of a people is the one who serves them. That is the essence of leadership, serving…

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Biology Jan 1, 2021

Embryonic Stem Cells

In 1981, scientists discovered ways to derive embryonic stem cells from early mouse embryos. Since then, they have…

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A Moment for Reflection Jan 1, 2021

The Reason Why

On the back cover of the 2017 May-June edition of this magazine we were reminded of the knot…

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Codes Jan 1, 2021

Computational Universe Theory

The questions on the creation of mankind and the inner workings of the universe have been the primary…

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Approved Jan 1, 2021

Drug Development

We all focused on one topic throughout 2020: Covid-19. No single day passed without news on the pandemic…

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Lead Article Jan 1, 2021

Being of Adam

Being human is being “of Adam.” In terms of the Universal Spirit (al-ruh al-kull), “being of Adam” is…

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Spirituality Jan 1, 2021

Editorial (Issue 139)

It is uncommon that we observe the background details of a well-produced film or notice the subtle masterpieces…

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