Issue 158 (Mar - Apr 2024)

Holding abusive people accountable is important, but aren’t we overstepping a bit on this? In our digital age, many of us with a smart phone feel like we have a responsibility to “correct” anyone we disagree with, and we want to do it right away. Yet, the consequences are usually…

Houses of worship play a pivotal role in showcasing a significant aspect of Islamic culture. When viewed as comprehensive complexes with their facilities, masjids or mosques embody a distinctive heritage of Muslim civilization. These sacred spaces are intricately linked to the essence and significa…

Physics is one major scientific discipline that helps us understand the universe. While classical Physics is more about the world and things we can observe, we study the matter at the atomic and subatomic level with quantum physics. Quantum physics (or quantum mechanics) is best known as probabilis…

In 2017, a Harris County Assistant District Attorney in Texas became involved in a case of mistaken identity after a woman with the same name posted racist remarks about African American women on Twitter. In the following weeks, Facebook and Twitter users continued to share a series of messages fro…

A holistic perspective on the universe reveals one common feature at all levels of existence: cooperation. From cells and tissues in our body to communities helping one another, cooperation is a key dynamic in biological life and for the survival of our society. In this article, we will see some ex…

The presence of language stands as a defining human characteristic, setting us apart from other species. Even in early infancy, infants show positive responses to their exposure language's melodies and tend to withdraw from those speaking a different dialect or language (Kinzler, Shutts, DeJesus &a…

Also known as the perfect man (al-insanu’l-kamil), the universal man is the brightest mirror of God’s Acts, Names, Attributes, and even His Essential Qualities that qualify Him as God. There is a rule that when an attribute is men­tioned without it being specified who the one or ones that have it a…

Fasting has been practiced for thousands of years throughout the history of mankind, driven by various motives such as spiritual cleansing, cultivating a stronger connection with God, reaping health benefits, and engaging in acts of charity. The utilization of dietary therapies for health purposes…

Memorization is an important tool in human development. We memorize for school, learning languages, or for stage performances. Despite criticisms that memorization often comes without understanding and lacks proper contextualization, there is a consensus that it has a role in the preservation of kn…

One of the Jewish prayers says: “Ah, what is man that you should keep him in mind, the son of man that you care for him. Yet you have made him little less than a God you have crowned him with glory and splendour” (Psalm 8:4-5). Each human life indeed, is meaningful and precious in God’s eyes. Life…

It was believed that globalization would lead to the diminishing of cultural differences, dilute individual and group identities, and suppress nationalist sentiments. The expectation was that as the world turned into a global village, enhanced communication and transportation, coupled with the rise…

A mysterious object discovered in the Milky Way Barr DE et al. A pulsar in a binary with a compact object in the mass gap between neutron stars and black holes. Science, January 2024. Astronomers using the MeerKAT Radio Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Milky Way—a mysterious…