Virtual Reality as a Learning Tool in Modern Education
A group of friends are out in the city, shopping. While they are walking down a crowded sidewalk,…
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“Real Dialogue Is Practice-Centered”
Recently, we had the pleasure of having a thoughtful conversation with two great thinkers and writers from the…
The Council of the Mute
Some scholars and poets once formed a group called the Council of the Mute. There were thirty of…
Jesus & Muhammad: Commonalities of Two Great Religions
A pleasing coincidence of mutual thought has occurred because some years ago your correspondent was asked why he…
Education: Reconstructing Norms and Empowering Dialogue
“…all cultures are partial and benefit from the insights of others [resulting in a genuine global universalism that]…
Too Often
Too often, O God, the terrors of the world seem to overwhelm the promises of Your love. Too…
Is There an American Muslim Song?
Islam in America presents a growing field of research for social scientists who explore Muslim societies and the…
On Bodies
1. Having a body is a strange thing – stranger, still, when you think about how rarely we…
I See No Difference
“I do not see color, or culture, or any sort of difference about anyone because that leads to…
Saadi Shirazi’s Influence on Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To Baron von Hammer Purgstall, who died in Vienna in 1856, we owe our best knowledge of the…
Prejudice and Ways to Avoid It in Education
Prejudices are attitudes that may lead to the stereotyping of and discrimination against certain groups, usually minorities. Psychologists…
“And not equal are the good deed and the bad” – On Violence, Power, and Peace in Turkey’s Most Disastrous Year
Why do the most violent people in the world accuse the most peaceful of violence? The last year…
Hizmet Is a True Embodiment of the Islamic Ideals of Love and Service to the Other
I have seen many un-Islamic cults play out in the word today: ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, al-Shabab. Hizmet…
Globalized Islam and the Muslims in the West
We are living in a globalized world. Different communities live side by side more than any other time…
“Don’t Forget to Like Me”
Social media has become an important part of our lives. It has led a communication revolution, making it…