November 2021 - Monthly Archive

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

The Fountain

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Editorial (Issue 144): The Beauty of Balance

There are two primary theories regarding the universe and how all matter is maintained; one is that it exists in a kind of “organized chaos” where things happen both randomly and in balance at the sam... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

M. Fethullah Gulen

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The Tomorrows of Our Dreams

Feeling and understanding the future with its own particular profundities, even if it seems only a fancy at present, is a reality, albeit one nurtured with belief, hope, resolve, and determination. Th... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Tuncay Caglayan

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Mercy, Drop by Drop

Water is an essential component of life as we know it. When studied carefully, one is baffled to find out how water is circulated from the oceans and land to the sky, so that the Earth is made a habit... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Eric Weinholtz

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A Genuine Tolerance

For more than six hundred years, from 1300 until 1922, the Ottoman Empire ruled over a religiously diverse population. For the duration of its entire existence the state exhibited exceptional toleranc... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Esra Buyukcombak

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We Feel Pain

How would life be if we never felt any pain? If your answer to this question is "great" then you know nothing about the consequences of "congenital analgesia," a condition in which a person cannot fee... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Rumeysa Eren

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Baby on Board

The holy mystery called mercy embraces all beings. It is manifested in the most brilliant manner, particularly in the compassion of mothers. The mystery of mercy makes the mother's womb the first plac... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Ferah Armutcu

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Divergent Views, Same Purpose

Philosophy is described as the rational, abstract, and methodical consideration of reality as a whole or of fundamental dimensions of human existence and experience. The term philosopher, from ancient... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

M. Fethullah Gulen

15608

Unity - 2

(continued from the previous issue) God’s Lordship and the lights of His Existence and Lordship which shine on things and events are stressed in many verses of the Qur’an such as: God, there is no de read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Numan Erciyes

15738

Living Fast Unawares

Formula One (F1) auto racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, [1] consists of a series of races held in specially built circuits in different countries. Drivers and teams a... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Vagif Kazimli

15997

Less Is More

We always want more. We sometimes so much more for selfish reasons only, turning this desire into greed, and we become oblivious to the needs of others. Greed has made many people wild in history and ... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

John M. Munsil

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The Hater and the Madman

The hater, my son the hater – enraged by his latest drug of choice – stood on his stepstool in the town square and yelled at us. His topic today was the same as yesterday’s; the words didn’t matter. H... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Hakan Oztunc

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Lucky Numbers?

Have you ever thought about what your world would be like without numbers? Would we be able to build our civilization without numbers? We encounter them everywhere and we need them to survive. They ar... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

Aleezeh Usman

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Sama

Calm your raging eyes Fuel not a hollow fire Lower your accusing gaze Point not at a whirling lily Liberate the flower of sublimity From the shackles of your enmity Let it dance to a divine melody L... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

The Fountain

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A New Way of Reading

Question: We are living in a time in which minds are confused, especially in matters of faith. What needs to be done to address the problems of our age in the best way? We tend to look back to comfor... read more..

31 Oct

Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

The Fountain

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Science Square (Issue 144)

Climate change is the main cause of fires Zhuang et al. Quantifying contributions of natural variability and anthropogenic forcings on increased fire weather risk over the western United States. Proc... read more..