Adaptation to Conditions
In August when the world’s focus was fixed on the most costly ever Olympic Games in Beijing (estimated…
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Reflections on the Children of Israel and the Qur’an
The Qur’an is the only book of revelation that includes within itself a theory of prophethood which includes…
A Communitarian Imperative: Fethullah Gulen’s Model of Modern Turkey
If there has been one great political lesson the twentieth century has taught us, surely it is the…
As God already gives His blessings and peace to the Prophet Muhammad…
As God already gives His blessings and peace to the Prophet Muhammad, what is the wisdom in our…
Peace and Conflict Resolution Concepts in the Madina Charter
It is much easier to make contact with people from vastly different cultures and beliefs in the context…
What should be the understanding of Mujaddin our time?
Q: What should be the understanding of “Mujaddid” in our time? Does it refer to a single individual…
Service-Learning: An Alternative Teaching and Pedagogy
Civic commitment has been a major emphasis of education around the world since ancient times. Public education was…
Nonprofit Organizations in Modern Societies
Nonprofit organizations (henceforward “nonprofits”) are those agencies that are nongovernmental entities incorporated under state laws as charitable not-for-profit…
Understanding Prophet Muhammad Beyond the Stereotypes
“None of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad.”W. Montgomery Watt…
Turkish Islam and Secular State: The Gulen Movement
The public role of religion is a source of controversy in almost every corner of the world in…
The Status of Dhimmis in the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire recognized three groups of non-Muslim minorities: ahl al-kitab (People of the Book), ahl al-dhimma (protected…
State – Nonprofit Partnership For Social Capital
Evaluating the research on social capital Social capital has a long intellectual history in the social sciences. In…
Identity and Political Activity in Modern Europe
The post-communist phenomenon of economic globalization tends to enlarge the economic gap between haves and have-nots. This economic…
Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
Why and how civilizations rise and fall is a hard question to answer. To do so, one must…
Civilization and the Confusion of Conceptions
Traditionally, civilization has been defined as the coexistence of people who come together around humanistic thoughts and feelings,…