Why Darwinism Remains Popular
It is hard to find another theory that has been so discredited by scientists, and yet is still…
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Editorial: Rushing toward a Truly Global Village
Technology is transforming Marshall McLuhan’s global village from theory into reality. Increased access to information, thanks to the…
Remember Mary in the Book
The Qur’an informs us of former Prophets and religious figures sent by God to proclaim His Oneness. Islam…
An Essay on Color
Light reveals a world of colors by painting everything it touches. Our plain and soulless furniture gains meaning.…
Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Why and how civilizations rise and fall is a hard question to answer. To do so, one must…
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…
Utopia as a Form of Madness
For a state to function successfully, its rulers must have a realistic vision. This is acquired by building…
Question and Answer
Question: How should we, especially those of us who are young, interact with the world? Answer: Today’s social environment is…
Civilization and the Confusion of Conceptions
Traditionally, civilization has been defined as the coexistence of people who come together around humanistic thoughts and feelings,…
Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
Socialist ideals have appeared in literature from Plato to Marx. In its midst is Sir Thomas More’s Utopia,…
Islam Misunderstood Throughout the World
One of the three leading monotheistic religions in the world, Islam is a civilization practiced by 1.2 billion…
The Solution to Suicide
Why does humanity remain unhappy despite recent scientific and technological advances and the spread of modern services? Technology…
The Battle for God
ABSTRACT: Armstrong explores the fundamentalist movements of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the 1500s to the early 1990s.…
Autism
Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects some children either from birth or infancy, and leaves them…
Religion and Human Conflict
People disillusioned by false practices of faith, as well as the nonreligious, argue that religion brings only fear,…