Science Square (Issue 139)
How does loneliness affect your brain? Spreng et al. The default network of the human brain is associated…
People
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How to Respond to Oppression
Question: Oppression is everywhere and exists in almost every form. How should believers respond to oppression when they…
Tinge of Life
In his Twentieth Word, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, a 20th century Islamic scholar and teacher, uses an interesting phrase,…
Individuality (Tafrid)
Tafrid (individuality) means seclusion from society or going into retreat to devote all one’s time to worshipping God.…
Embryonic Stem Cells
In 1981, scientists discovered ways to derive embryonic stem cells from early mouse embryos. Since then, they have…
The Reason Why
On the back cover of the 2017 May-June edition of this magazine we were reminded of the knot…
Drug Development
We all focused on one topic throughout 2020: Covid-19. No single day passed without news on the pandemic…
The Weight of Our Assumptions About Others – 2
Question: While sayings of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, counsel against condemning believers to shame, despising them,…
In Search of a Vaccine for COVID-19
It has been over half a year since Covid-19 swept across the world and forced many countries into…
Pharmacology: The Journey of a Chemical Compound into a Drug
Most of us have taken, or at least interacted with, medicine at some point or another in our…
Where am I From?
Following a soft negotiation of price with the rickshaw driver, I finally had initiated my way back home…
Editorial (Issue 138): Pondering the Metaphysical
Our most immediate perceptions of the world around us cause us to understandably focus on what is readily…
“Peaceful Settlement is Better”
Question: “Peaceful settlement is better” (Nisa 4:128) reads a Qur’anic verse. What are the messages to be drawn from…
The Coronavirus Changed How Ramadan Looks. But It Will Not Change Our Faith In God
Many yearly rituals of Ramadan will continue even as some change in deference to our social responsibility to…
The Art of Ebru: Seeking Serenity on the Surface of the Water
Ebru, the art of crafting images and pictures with special paints on the surface of water, originated on…