Amazon: The Lungs of Our Earth
Beginning in July of 2019, the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has been up in flames, burning up the lush…
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Religion: More Than Life or Life Itself?
Respect for life is more than a religious value; it is a constituent dimension of faith found in…
Drones and the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… but no, it’s not Superman. It’s a drone. Airborne drones are becoming…
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…
Significance of Philanthropic Institutions in Ottoman Social Life
“Waqf 1 is a social, legal and religious institution which played an important role in social, cultural and…
The Cultural Perspective and Societal Change
Society is built on institutions; this is an inescapable fact. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, an institution is “a…
The Truth, Rights, and More
The Truth is one of the beautiful of names of the Divine, al-Haqq, which is linguistically both an…
Civic Service Without Borders
The Gulen Movement: Civic Service without BordersMuhammed ÇetinNew York: Blue Dome Press, 2009ISBN: 978-1-935295-08-2Hardcover, US$ 18.95400 pages “[The…
The “Turkish Letters” of Ogier G. de Busbecq (1520-1592)
The Ottomans had a strong cultural and political presence over the Middle East, North Africa and South Eastern…
Istanbul’s Vanished City of the Dead: The Grand Champs des Morts
With a rich and varied architecture embodying centuries of history, Istanbul is one of the world’s most celebrated…
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…
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…
Honesty and Deception
Ethics and accountability have become important themes for modern government, as most countries are experiencing a severe crisis…
Privacy under Surveillance
Privacy is a fundamental human right in diverse regions and cultures. It has become one of the modern…
State – Nonprofit Partnership For Social Capital
Evaluating the research on social capital Social capital has a long intellectual history in the social sciences. In…