The Fountain Essay Contest 2025
Real or Fake? Reflections on How We Experience Life in the AI Age “The picture reflects all the…
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The Fountain Essay Contest 2021-2022
The Fountain Essay Contest 2021-2022: REVIVAL After a long dormancy in this Covid era, our lives seem to…
Editorial (Issue 140): Caring for Others
Life is short, and we often wonder what the best way to spend it is. Some advocate for…
The Heart Never Rests
“God contracts and expands.” (2:245) The heart is a fairly small muscle that beats 100,000 times a day…
Tinge of Life
In his Twentieth Word, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, a 20th century Islamic scholar and teacher, uses an interesting phrase,…
Computational Universe Theory
The questions on the creation of mankind and the inner workings of the universe have been the primary…
Editorial (Issue 139)
It is uncommon that we observe the background details of a well-produced film or notice the subtle masterpieces…
The Fountain Essay Contest 2020 – 2021
My COVID-19 Story: Reflections on Life and Human Existence During the Pandemic Submissions to be posted: November 1,…
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,…
Where am I From?
Following a soft negotiation of price with the rickshaw driver, I finally had initiated my way back home…
Big Dipper
It was a long, cool February night here in the bustling streets of Manila. Once again, I looked…
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…
Lucid Dreaming: The Power of Being Awake in Your Sleep
Dreams are some of the most odd, and sometimes most uncomfortable, experiences for us. They can sometimes also…
The Orientalists – Part 1
Author’s note: Many of the books and authors mentioned here are well-known. There are dozens more from writers…
Religious Communities and Response to COVID-19: The Case of the Hizmet Movement
This is not the first time that the world is witnessing a pandemic; previous incidents were regional in…