Social Reform and Fethullah Gulen: the Cairo Perspective
In Egypt the impression of Turkey in recent times has been shaped by the fantastic goal the soccer…
Experience
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Translation of Sufi Poetry
The misunderstanding and the misconception by some Western readers that Sufi poetry is strongly tinged with sensuality and…
On Nature, Beauty, and Transcendence: An Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Matter and Beyond explores a wide range of ethical, philosophical, spiritual and scientific questions through interviews with leading…
Interfaith Dialogue in Turkey
A little over two months ago, I went on a trip to Turkey. One of the stops on…
Service-Learning: An Alternative Teaching and Pedagogy
Civic commitment has been a major emphasis of education around the world since ancient times. Public education was…
Sufism and Quantum Physics
Sufism and quantum theory have several things in common. For example, Sufis and physicists have very similar views…
Let Us Celebrate Our Mothers
Mothers are the most honored of all people. Their moans and pain, which continue throughout their lives, are…
Reality and the Afterlife
What is reality? What is illusion? Do we have free will, or is our life somehow preprogrammed? Such…
A Criticism of St. Anselm: on God’s Attributes
The Scriptures and Divine Revelation tell believers that God is All-Hearing and All-Seeing, that He hears and answers…
Action And Thought
The line of struggle followed by the righteous people to whom God promised the future of the world…
The New Man
Within the movement of history we have been carried to the threshold of a new age open to…
Religious Festivals
Almost every nation has religious festivals to commemorate important events in their history or to celebrate special occasions.…