Nature and Environment in Contemporary Religious Contexts
It’s no secret – or at least it shouldn’t be – that climate change is one of the…
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Consanguineous Marriages Perspectives from Social Taboos, Religion, and Science
There is a great deal of suspicion about consanguineous unions in the world. Whether this suspicion relies on…
Responses to Conflict in Individualistic and Collectivistic Societies
Cultural differences have a potential to trigger conflicts at all levels, and the response each society gives to…
Compatibility of Modern Psychology and Muslims
“Surely God changes not the conditions of a people, unless they change what is with their selves.” Qur’an…
Beware the Messenger! Misinformation in the Age of Globalization
Chowdury Osman, a taxi driver in New York City, made himself a hero in February 2007 when he…
Schooling Islam
Moroccan preschoolers acquiring the basics of reading, writing and Qur’an memorization in state-funded kuttabs… Turkish high school students…
Fethullah Gulen: Inspirer of Multi-disciplinary Studies
“The work of Gulen’s followers in Turkey shows that Islam-as taught by Gulen-seeks tolerance, not conflict; it aims…
A Universal Islamic Phenomenon in Turkish Religious Practice: the Gulen Case
Fethullah Gulen started his professional career as a traditional imam, trained and certificated by the governmental authorities in…
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time
When Karen Armstrong was asked to make a wish as one of the 2008 TED prize winners, she…
The Construction of Intelligence in Terms of Cultural Differences between East and West
As human beings, we live in societies that create their own systems of meanings through the process known…
Rethinking Islamic Philosophy and Theology
There are not many scholars interested in Islamic philosophy and theology in the West. Despite this fact, there…
Islam and Globalization
The relationship between Islam and globalization has been open to much interpretation and acrimonious debate. At the crux…
Indigenous Culture and the Western Concept of Development
The term development is frequently used in third world countries as a normative concept to imply improvement. But…
A Plumber’s Wisdom: The Weakening of America
These days, you never can tell what source wisdom will come. God is constantly humbling us by manifesting…
Why Darwinism Remains Popular
It is hard to find another theory that has been so discredited by scientists, and yet is still…