Max Kerner: “Holy Wisdom Needed to Create a Shared Culture in Europe”
Professor Max Kerner, the former Deputy President at Aachen RWTH, one of the top universities of Europe, is…
Culture & Society
108 articles
Where Is the Virtual World Taking Human Relationships?
Humanity is now facing one of its greatest ailments – and it threatens to overwhelm us. Though terminal…
Clash of Wills
The histories of nations are shaped by countless stories, both real and fictional; in most cases, the line…
Civil Rights, the Hizmet Movement, and the Liberative Power of Education
One of the foundational principles of the teachings of M. Fethullah Gulen, and thus one of the animating…
Sculpture of the Carpenter
As always, on the eve of his birthday, he planned a new sculpture in his mind. He brought…
Survival of the Local and Cultural Identity
Ermek Tursynov’s Shal (2012) (“The Old Man”) is one of the many masterpieces Kazakh cinema produced both during…
Let’s Take a Coffee Break
Coffee is the second most common beverage in the world after water and the second most widely used…
Hear to Heal: A New Approach to the Healing Power of Sufi Music
It is widely accepted that music influences and affects people in different ways, starting from the first days…
Putting Yourself in Others’ Shoes
Empathy is more important than ever in human relations. Be it among employer and employee, husband and wife,…
The Religious, Historical, and Cultural Development of Islamic Calligraphy
Islamic calligraphy isn’t just a gorgeous style of art, but a symbol for how rich and diverse the…
Pre-marital Counseling for Prosperous Marriages
If young adults are educated before and throughout the marriage process, relationship deterioration can be prevented in the…
Responsibility and Freedom: Analysis through On Liberty
Discussions over personal liberty and government intervention are as old as modern governments, as J.S. Mill’s writings show.…
Piracy
Piracy, or the illegal downloading of digital media, came to the forefront of web politics in January 2012…
Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow, and Thinking Together
Decision-making is a cognitive process that constantly runs in the background of our minds, resulting in choices made…
Hearts and Minds for a Country: Nation and the Construction of Self Identity
We can speak of an alienation that comes with the contractual culture of the modern state. Nevertheless, such…