Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Articles

The Medicine for This Sickness: A Reaction to the Recent Violence and Killings in Nigeria

31 August 2012 | Rev. Dr. Pachomius Okogie | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

These days, we are witnessing a kind of violence never before heard of in our land. Young men and women are planting bombs in public places, and even blowing themselves up, using themselves as fatal weapons to kill dozens of innocent men, women and children. This is a very serious sickness that nee…

Ibn Sina: An Exemplary Scientist

31 August 2012 | Ihsan Ali / Ahmet Guclu | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Ibn Sina (known as Avicenna in Latin and in the West) in his masterpiece The Canon of Medicine (United States National Library of Medicine, MS A 53) states that "Body secretions of a host organism (e.g., human being) are contaminated by tainted foreign organisms that are not visible by naked eye be…

Coal, Diamond, and Man

31 August 2012 | Ibrahim Ozbek | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

All of the physical and chemical conditions of the earth are created in a way to make life possible. The earth's position in the universe and factors like heat, light, water, and air all possess the qualities needed by living beings. This perfection in the macro plan is also the same for elements a…

Basis for Christian-Muslim Dialogue

31 August 2012 | Rev. Fr. D Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Whenever I watch and read about killings and terrorism in the name of religion today, the music of our dear sister of blessed memory, Christy Essien Igbokwe re-echoes on and on akin to a heart-rending dirge: Hear the children crying! Hear the children helpless! Hear the children calling! Nne m o…

From Continence to Virtue: Cultivation of Moral Character

31 August 2012 | Sophia Gallant | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Can people be held accountable for what they feel and wish from a moral point of view or is it only their resulting actions that matter? Is it equally valuable to perform a moral action through forcing oneself with little accompanying desire compared to performing the same action with pleasure? Le…

Dhikr (Recitation of God's Names)

31 August 2012 | M. Fethullah Gulen | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one or some of God's Names at one time. Some spiritual or Sufi orders prefer to recite: Allah (the proper Name of the Divine Being); others recite: La ilaha illa'llah (Th…

Southern Pine Beetle: A Pest Using Pesticides

31 August 2012 | Daniel Adam Kurtz | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

The use of pesticides by farmers for fighting against pests harming their crops is a common yet controversial issue in bioethics and agricultural sciences. These pesticides often kill their target [1] pests efficiently, but can also cause direct or indirect deaths of several other species. It is we…

Building an Ethical and Shared Future through Education in a Glocal Perspective

31 August 2012 | Johnston McMaster | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Glocalisation is a relatively new word or idea for a new time. Information technology, greater communications and travel have now placed us in a global village. We are being shaped by a larger yet, at the same time, shrinking context. Politics are primarily geo-politics. Our social home and environ…

The Ticket

31 August 2012 | Nihal Zeren Dila | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

When the National Research Council of the USA announced in 1992 that DNA testing was a reliable method to identify criminal suspects, the technology rapidly entered the mainstream court system. The development of databases that contain DNA profiles greatly enhanced law enforcement's ability to solv…

Reward and Praise in Education: When, How and for What Purpose?

31 August 2012 | Zekeriya Ozsoy | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

"Good grades pay off literally. Teachers have long said that success is its own reward. But these days, some students are finding that good grades can bring them cash and luxury gifts... Baltimore schools chief Andres Alonso last week promised to spend more than $935,000 to give high school stude…

Lovers of Light

31 August 2012 | M. Fethullah Gulen | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

On a clear night, having fixed their hearts upon the Light they set out for eternity And wherever the journey led, they carried their gift of radiance. Gleams of Beauty unfading so entranced their souls, they heard at night in their dreams angels singing of bliss and the music of other worlds…

Translating the Qur'an into Action

31 August 2012 | Huseyin Bingul | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Reflections on the Qur'an: Commentaries on Selected Verses M. Fethullah Gülen ISBN 9781597842761 NJ: Tughra Books An average English reader is often familiar with the Shakespearean character Hamlet and his inaction—or rather, delay in action—being at variance with his strong aspiration to restore…

Modesty and Effacement

31 August 2012 | Hikmet Isik | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Question: A person who is busy with philanthropy and good services bears the risk of developing self-pride and fall into some personal expectations. How can one keep his or her sincerity while involved in such activism? How can one be safe from losing his or her purity of intention? Those who devo…

Science Square (Issue 89)

31 August 2012 | The Fountain | Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

1- Frosty freezers no more Original article: Kim P. et al, ACS Nano (2012, online ahead of print) Frost formation on aircrafts at high altitudes poses major safety threats and high-maintenance costs. Now, Joanna Aizenberg with her research team present a solution in their recent publication repor…

Issue 89 (September - October 2012)

Articles

Peacebuilding through Education

Walking in the Shoes of Others: Stepping in and out of Turkey

What Generations Expect from Education

Religious Inspirations and Scientific Inventions

Energy and Environmental Issues: A Comparative Study for Turkey and the U.S.

Remembering the Super Victim: A Letter from a Villain's Mom to a Superhero

The Medicine for This Sickness: A Reaction to the Recent Violence and Killings in Nigeria

Ibn Sina: An Exemplary Scientist

Coal, Diamond, and Man

Basis for Christian-Muslim Dialogue

From Continence to Virtue: Cultivation of Moral Character

Dhikr (Recitation of God's Names)

Southern Pine Beetle: A Pest Using Pesticides

Building an Ethical and Shared Future through Education in a Glocal Perspective

The Ticket

Reward and Praise in Education: When, How and for What Purpose?

Lovers of Light

Translating the Qur'an into Action

Modesty and Effacement

Science Square (Issue 89)

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