Avoid the Negaholics – Always
Some people are full of negative thoughts. They don’t dream or strive. These are negaholics, and if you’re…
Perspectives
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The Boycott: How the Prophet and Early Muslims Responded to the Oppression
When some of the earliest Muslims faced a devastating boycott, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) turned not…
Albert Camus and Said Nursi on the Problem of Evil
Many atheists suggest that if God exists, there should not be evil, since God, by definition, is omnipotent,…
Deep Peace as the Emerging Alternative
In the early decades of the twenty-first century, strong-men like Okonkwo, the tragic character in Nigerian author Chinua…
Islam and Capitalist Modernity
There are some who say Islam and Western capitalism are at odds, but as with any faith or…
3 Lessons from Mount Fuji
Every nation has something to be proud of. Japan has Mount Fuji, a mountain that proudly stands at…
Turkey’s Coup That Was Never a Coup
Note: I first wrote most of the words that follow these in August, 2016, a month after the…
Was Turkey’s Coup For Real?
Much speculation exists about the coup in Turkey on July 15, 2016. Some even call it a “false-coup,”…
Turkey: A State Under One-Man Rule
The July 15, 2016, failed military coup in Turkey, among others, has accelerated and strengthened the Erdoğan regime’s…
Civil Liberties in the Throes of Turkish Authoritarianism
Objectivity in political analysis is a luxury often claimed, but rarely earned. Governments, no matter how responsive to…
Judicial Independence No More: The Step-by-Step Destruction of the Rule of Law in Turkey
Judicial independence in Turkey has been dying for a long time, but it was annihilated after the July…
Erdoğan’s Fight against the Gülen Movement & The Demise of Turkish State Rationality
Since the corruption scandal of December 2013, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has waged an all-out war against…
No Return from Democracy: Democracy in the Thought of Gülen and Erdoğan’s Politics
Many countries around the world are facing a crises of democracy. With authoritarianism on the rise, countries from…
In A Different Light
Our cause is not the acceptance or rejection of religion, or the debate of Faith against Reason. We…
What Really Happened in Turkey on July 15, 2016? An Alternative to the Turkish Government Narrative
On July 15, 2016, Turkey experienced a horrific event: an unsuccessful military coup. But a year after the…