Amazon: The Lungs of Our Earth
Beginning in July of 2019, the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has been up in flames, burning up the lush…
Government
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Demise of Academia: A Sad Case Which Should Not Have Been in the 21st Century
Being an academic is not an easy thing. In many countries, it seems you are always between a…
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.…
Securing Peace and Democracy: Consocational Democracy and the Role of Religious Leaders
A consocational democracy is a type of democracy which emphasizes the importance of power-sharing and decision-making among different…
A Climate of Tolerance in Rwanda after Genocide
Since the beginning of civilization, humankind has engaged in various conflicts all over the world. History offers many…
Fethullah Gulen and the Contribution of Islamic scholarship to Democracy
Since the fifth century BCE, democracy has been discussed by political theorists, philosophers and members of diverse societies…
The Death of the Aral Sea
The Aral crisis is the best example of an ecological problem with serious social and economic consequences, directly…
An American Muslim in Istanbul
Like so many American Muslims, Istanbul too stands at the crossroads of East and West. My trip to…
Honesty and Deception
Ethics and accountability have become important themes for modern government, as most countries are experiencing a severe crisis…
State – Nonprofit Partnership For Social Capital
Evaluating the research on social capital Social capital has a long intellectual history in the social sciences. In…
The Japanese Path to National Development
The twentieth century was marked by failed utopias: Maoist China, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, and…
Economic Globalization and the Quest for Profit
America emerged from the Second World War as the world’s leading economic and industrial power. When it decided…
Our Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writings of Subcomandante Marcos
On January 1, 1994, the day that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) begins, a new revolution…
A Comparative Approach to Islam and Democracy
Fethullah Gulen has spent much of his life as a religious teacher in Turkey. He is author of…
Islam in Japan
A part from the natural hurdle of the sea which surrounds the islands of Japan, the spread of…