March 2013 - Monthly Archive

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

The Fountain

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Growing in Cascades

The Fountain Magazine is delighted to welcome two new editions to its growing family—Revista Cascada and Ebru-two saplings born out of the same root. The Fountain was being published in German as Die... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

M. Fethullah Gulen

17904

The Test

Life is a chain of tests, ensuing one after another. It is a human condition we experience from childhood until the moment we breathe our last. For the discerning souls, each of these minor tests is a... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Yusuf Yılmaz

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Seeing Near: A Blessing We Take for Granted

There are so many blessings in life, granted to us free of charge, which we take for granted. Eyesight, being able to see near and far distances, most certainly tops the list. But we do not have to read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Seema Arif

16162

How Many Tsunamis May I Survive?

Postmodernism includes theories that recognize and aim to create diversity. This creates the following dilemma: to what an extent will this “heterotopia”[1], which allows mixing of nations and classes... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Kelli Angelone

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YNU: Your Nature University

Today, many grade-school children do not know that milk comes from cows and eggs come from chickens. They think it all comes from the refrigerator. And if it is not there, it comes from mom—and she read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Daniel Hummel

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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 segments in society. But is consociational democracy the most su read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

M. Fethullah Gulen

15985

Dawn Comes in Dreams

The spirit wanders through the night To find a way out Toward that which it seeks and longs for Travels with the hope of recovering what is lost Travels from the reason to the heart To bereft of ... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Gokay Goktolga

16000

The Solar Eclipse and Its Fine Balance

A heavenly spectacle happening every 6585.32 days, lasting up to 7.5 seconds, can be seen along a track 300 kms wide but cannot be observed with the naked eye A solar eclipse is a celestial event read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Peter J. Mehl

17432

The Gulen Movement: A Shared Bridge between the U.S. and Islam

"Life is a shared bridge of “passing over” and “coming back.” It is a passing over to other cultures and faiths, not to disown one’s own heritage, but to come back to incorporate new wisdoms and ins read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Cihan Kara

16386

Will Cern Reveal The Origin of The Universe or cause the end?

CERN, the most advanced physics laboratory on earth, announced on July 2012 that they had found a particle that behaved like the Higgs boson, a particle predicted almost 50 years ago to exist. This read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Katharine Branning

15966

Mixed Greens of Hope

Walking into a regular salad bar for lunch, one anticipates nothing more than a short and simple exchange of civilities and of course a mixed salad. But there are instances where the wisdom one may read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

M. Fethullah Gulen

16363

Sakina - Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness)

Literally meaning calmness, silence, steadiness, solemnity, familiarity, the subsidence of the waves and tranquility, sakina (serenity) is the opposite of flightiness, restlessness, wavering or indeci... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Mirac Bekdemir

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Extraordinary Blood Circulation in Crocodiles

By examining the heart of a crocodile, researchers have discovered how it is that an air-breathing land animal can manage to glide through murky waters for several hours without the need to surface. read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Rev. Dr. Pachomius Okogie

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Philosophy of Horizons: Beyond the Immediate and the Obvious

No matter how fast or how far a person runs, the horizon will always be beyond them. This being the case, the real distance and depth of the horizon is inside a person, it is in their mind and perce read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Mahmut Celiker

16390

Healing of Wounds

What possible similarities could there exist between a human and a tree? Interestingly, the open wounds of human beings and trees are subject to the same laws and are healed in similar ways. Have read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Hamdi Sener

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Mala’, Manufacture of Consent, and True Freedom

Mala’, the ruling clique of a particular social order, throughout history have always been at the forefront to control the thoughts and actions of their people. With a new face and form, the mala’ con... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Fatih Osmanoglu

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The Journey of Drugs through the Body

We get ill due to various reasons and in order to get better, we sometimes get some rest, sometimes be extra cautious with what we eat and other times use medicine. But how does medicine get absorbed ... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Ihsan Kose

15656

Rising and Collapsing Worlds in Galaxies

By the time you finish reading this sentence, you will have been carried over the earth, passed the sun, and moved through actual space of 1000 kms! In the time it takes you to ponder upon this, you read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

The Fountain

15313

How To Avoid Claiming Divine Favors Upon One Self

Question: There are positive developments around the world in the direction of a revival of ethical and spiritual values. How should believers position themselves on a safe ground to avoid claiming di... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

The Fountain

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Science Square (Issue 92)

Facing Aggression Gómez-Valdés et al. Lack of Support for the Association between Facial Shape and Aggression: A Reappraisal Based on a Worldwide Population Genetics Perspective. PLoS ONE, 2013; 8 (1... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 92 (March - April 2013)

Mohammad Aleem

15927

An Adoring Journey through the Wisdom of Words

After months of rigorous labor and hard work, I have recently finished translating the book, The Messenger of God: Muhammad – An Analysis of the Prophet’s Life by M. Fethullah Gülen, translated from T... read more..