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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The Weight of Our Assumptions About Others – 2
Question: While sayings of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, counsel against condemning believers to shame, despising them,…
“Peaceful Settlement is Better”
Question: “Peaceful settlement is better” (Nisa 4:128) reads a Qur’anic verse. What are the messages to be drawn from…
Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Being Awake in Your Sleep
Dreams are some of the most odd, and sometimes most uncomfortable, experiences for us. They can sometimes also…
A Mathematical Journey of Thinking
The single biggest problem regarding mathematics and the sciences is motivating younger students to study them. While the…
Sleep Wellness: What to Do for It?
Sleep is a period of renewal that prepares us for the new day and enables our brain and…
The Human Footprint on the Environment: Impacts and Solutions
Environmental destruction is wreaking havoc on treasured resources, like the Ganges River, but it’s also striking closer to…
Editorial: Hope is Not a Feeling …
The Fountain participated in several international events in the first two months of 2015. The first one was…
Animated Vignettes in Character Education
It is obvious for many people that to ensure a safe school environment for students, it is needed…
Interfaith Dialogue: Necessity and Principles
History has unfortunately witnessed many violent acts conducted in the name of faith. However, many have begun to…
Dispersing Hopelessness from the Depressive Thoughts: Is There Any Way?
Depression is a major medical illness that causes feelings of dispassion and lessens productivity in individuals. It is…
Little Professor Syndrome
Autism—and its milder cousin Asperger’s—affects 1 in 150 children across the US. Speculation goes that people like Albert Einstein,…
Thoughts on Science of Forecasting
Making predictions is an active form of decision-making people do all the time mostly without even being aware.…
Our Big Small World
The past year was a busy one for The Fountain. In cooperation with many local NGOs and authorities,…
Coping with Autism
“When I took my one-year old son to the supermarket, he never responded to other mothers’ playful overtures.…