A Mathematical Journey of Thinking
The single biggest problem regarding mathematics and the sciences is motivating younger students to study them. While the…
Ideas
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Real Freedom
Question: “There is no greater title and position than servanthood to God. Even if there is, it must…
Future of Innovation: Ideas and Trends
When we watch science fiction movies, and see all the incredible, futuristic technologies on the screen, many of…
The Bricks of Mind and Culture: Memes
Humanity exists, sustains itself, and builds civilizations upon a heritage, and genes and memes, which are altered and…
Editorial: Drawing Closer
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find…
Souls of Immortality
Immortal souls always preserve their vitality, and in every season, they show a different sign of life. They…
Mala’, Manufacture of Consent, and True Freedom
Mala’, the ruling clique of a particular social order, throughout history have always been at the forefront to…
Values in Education: Democratic Values
“Sentences are correct if you are right.” Yunus Emre People need to understand the values, ideas and practices…
Renewers
If education is an act of “renewal” in beliefs, ideas, hopes, happiness, misery, and practices, a renewal that…
Mathematics and the Universe
People have very different attitudes to mathematics. While some love it, some find it very difficult and some…
Tolerance
We are experiencing an intense fervor of recovery and revival. If a wind of opposition does not hinder…
The Statue of Our Souls: Revival in Islamic Thought and Activism
Those who have followed Gulen’s world of ideas closely will see that what he wrote or preached 15-20…
A Rationale for Fiction
In one of the most comprehensive and intense novels ever written, Jorge Luis Borges launches his story with…
Turkish Islam and Secular State: The Gulen Movement
The public role of religion is a source of controversy in almost every corner of the world in…
Rethinking Plato: Philisophical Idealism and Political Totalitarianism
Plato’s (427-347 B.C.E.) political ideas remain influential. His idealist philosophy emphasizes ideas and ideals (independent of material and…