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Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

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Terror From an Islamic Prospect

31 March 2002 | M. Fethullah Gulen | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

The word Islam is derived from silm and selamet, which mean submission, salvation, providing trustworthiness, and peace. Innumerable arguments in Qur'an and the Hadith literature, the essential sources of Islam, support these meanings. Besides, all actions leading to or ending in violence and terro…

Editorial (Issue 39)

30 June 2002 | Jay Willoughby | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Due to recent events, many people are still living under a cloud of fear, worry, and depression. While all of us share these feelings to some extent, life must go on. In this issue, we focus on some of the more positive aspects of life that can make our world a better place so that one day this clo…

Terror Beyond Terrorism

30 June 2002 | Dr. Kemal Karpat | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

A few theories have been proposed about the September 11th attacks upon New York and Washington, DC. Questions waiting to be answered are the identities of the perpetrators, why they did it and what their motivations were, and, maybe most importantly, how the group is organized. These terrorist at…

International Cooperation Against Terror

30 June 2002 | Anatoli Ivanovic Guser | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

The September 11th tragedy was not unexpected by all who are interested in œterror as a subject matter. What really was unexpected was the attacks method, dimension, and nature, and even more so the fact that Americas defense system was unprepared for an initial attack targeting strategic points wi…

September Eleven

30 June 2002 | Dr. Keith Haynes | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

I am not sure we will ever know the truth about the causes of this terrible tragedy. There are a lot of things we still do not know and may never know. I do not know what happened as far as who is responsible for Sept 11th. Since there is no evidence, all I can do is analyze the event I do not…

Mutual Identity For Peace

30 June 2002 | Dr. Abraham Iron | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Despite all the scientific and technological advances achieved during the twentieth century, it is a tragic fact that the problem of terrorism has not been solved and remains a real factor in our daily lives. Based on this, we can argue that the prevailing secular worldview of the last several cent…

Threatening Humanity's Destiny

30 June 2002 | Abis Kekilbayev | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

We live on a planet that is not so large as we imagine it to be. We cannot isolate ourselves from the influence of other people. In the past, this reality seems to have been acknowledged only by wise people; today, everyone accepts it. Now, at the beginning of this new century and new millennium, m…

From Cell to Body

30 June 2002 | Kadir Can | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Living creatures, which are arranged in an organization by a hierarchic system of non-living matter, are combinations of syst eachms within other. Each level contains unique systemic arrangements. However, in different levels, each organization works in a wonderful and perfect harmony with other le…

Politics in the use of Terrorism

30 June 2002 | Soso Tsintsadze | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Since the assassination of Caesar, terrorism has continued to appear in the political arena as an ever-developing universal disease. This poisoned dagger was left among the pages of historical novels and Hollywood's detective movies. On September 11th, in the first year of the new millennium, all…

Privacy under Surveillance

30 June 2002 | Dr. Sezai Sablak | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Privacy is a fundamental human right in diverse regions and cultures. It has become one of the modern age's most important human rights issues. Even though nearly every country has a right to privacy in its constitution, it also is protected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Interna…

September 11: An Act of Violence

30 June 2002 | Dr. Rastislav B. Ribakov | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

I have not yet comprehended why the American and European media have chosen to interpret this violent attack in the way that they have. For instance, why are we arguing about Islam? No evidence has been produced that links this event with Islam. An assumed connection of this tragedy with the world…

Prayer

30 June 2002 | Sebnem Unlu | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Prayer is a call, an entreaty from the small to the great, from below to above, from Earth and other terrestrial bodies to beyond the heavens. It is a turning, an asking, a pleading, and a revealing of our inner world or intentions. Those who pray are aware of their weakness and the greatness of th…

Freedom, Liberty and Independence

30 June 2002 | Esen E. Celik | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

People have sought for freedom ever since humanity was created. This search was pursued by perceiving their willpower and trying to realize it fully, and sometimes by struggling with religion, customs, and morals. This freedom has been expressed through liberalism's deceptive face, atheism's aggres…

The Dark Side of Harry Potter

30 June 2002 | Dr. Ahmet Ertugrul | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

There has been a new wave of increasing violence in children's films, books, and toys. This concept of incorporating violence deep in the souls with the paradigm to accept ' the other' as the enemy has become widespread. Hence, some children have started to act in the name of the shadows and claim…

Biorhythms and Time Management

30 June 2002 | Alphonse Dougan | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

And We made your sleep to be rest (to you) and the night to be a covering. (Qur'an 78:9-10) Most time management experts agree that the essence of time management is self-management. A successful time management strategy requires the setting of goals, and then assigning priorities and identify…

Christianity in the Qur'anic Prospect

30 June 2002 | Huseyin Faruk Coskun | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

This article discusses how the Quran interprets Christianity. However, before we get started, I would like to remind readers of the four essential sources of Islamic legislation. These are, in order of importance: the Quran (the Book), the Sunnah (the exemplary life and practices of Prophet Muhamma…

Advocating for Gifted and Talented Student Programs

30 June 2002 | Ozgur Ozer | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Our school systems need to advocate for curricula differentiation and for grouping gifted and talented students. Advocates of gifted and talented student programs relentlessly seek to convince teachers and administrators that setting up an honors class is not enough to meet the needs of our gifted…

The Colorful Meaning of Roses

30 June 2002 | Kayley Hollis | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

God created thousands of flowers, and yet roses have remained a favorite throughout human history and have assumed very colorful meanings among different cultures. Why does the rose find an enduring place in our hearts? Maybe we retain the memory of a rose found in the garden of our soul. Perhaps u…

The Four Significant Truths

30 June 2002 | Bediuzzaman Said Nursi | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

Third truth This world and its pleasures are a heavy burden. No one (except the corrupt in spirit) is contented with it. Rather than suffering from dependence on almost the whole universe, being needy of all means and causes, and appealing to contending deaf, dumb, and blind masters, people should…

Religion and the Environment

30 June 2002 | April Thompson | Issue 39 (July - September 2002)

When Rev. Sally Bingham steps up to the pulpit at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, her mission isn't to save souls, but to save the environment. The Environmental Ministerher official job title is converting Episcopal congregations across the nation to the life of energy conservation. No instituti…

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