International Student Chooses Rutgers-Camden for Graduate Studies in Chemistry Received prestigious scholarship from Turkey’s Ministry of National Education by Ed Moorhouse December 13, 2011 CAMDEN — When the time came to choose a university to pursue his master’s degree in chemistry, Muslum Demir says his decision was an easy one. “Rutgers–Camden was always my top …
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May
19
Turkey: Discovery of 12,000-year-old Temple Complex Could Alter Theory of Human Development
April 16, 2008 by Nicholas Birch As a child, Klaus Schmidt used to grub around in caves in his native Germany in the hope of finding prehistoric paintings. Thirty years later, representing the German Archaeological Institute, he found something infinitely more important — a temple complex almost twice as old as anything comparable on the …
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Apr
06
How did the US Founding Fathers view Islam?
By: James H. Hutson 4/6/2011 Library of Congress Papers Show Tolerance and acceptance for Muslim Faith With more than 55 million items, the Library’s Manuscript Division contains the papers of 23 presidents, from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. In this article, Manuscript Division Chief James Hutson draws upon the papers of Washington, Thomas Jefferson and …
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Aug
16
Sacred Scriptures and Interfaith Dialogue
by Terry Mathis Thursday, 22 November 2007 Sacred Scriptures and Interfaith Dialogue Abstract M. Fethullah Gülen encourages Muslims to be tolerant and accepting of people in other religions and to enter in to interfaith dialogue with them. He succeeds in doing this because the Qur’an sets the ground for this interfaith stance. Christians and Jews …
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Aug
16
Peaceful Muslim–Non-Muslim Co-existence in a Secular Context
Peaceful Muslim–Non-Muslim Co-existence in a Secular Context by Farhod Alimuhamedov 23 November 2007 Abstract This paper is about the conditions of inter-ethnic, inter-religious and inter-class relations in Gülen schools and looks into their operation in non-Turkish and non-Muslim settings. It aims to examine the relations among young people coming from different groups. The initial and …
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Aug
16
Tariq Ramadan and Fethullah Gülen
by Erkan Toguslu 22 November 2007 Reflections on European Multiculturalism, Islam and Peaceful Coexistence: Tariq Ramadan and Fethullah Gülen Abstract The Islamic scholars Fethullah Gülen and Tariq Ramadan are two major personalities whose ideas and views are admired and valued by the Muslim community, especially its younger generations, in Europe. These two thinkers are calling …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-8
Chapter 210 When the confusion in the Temple ceased by the departure of Jesus, the high priest ascended on high, and having beckoned for silence with his hands he said:, ‘Brethren, what do we? See you not that he has deceived the whole world with his diabolical art? Now, how did he vanish, if he …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-7
Chapter 180 One day, Jesus being in Solomon’s porch, a scribe, one of them that made discourse to the people, drew near to him and said to him: “O master, I have many times made discourse to this people; in my mind there is a passage of scripture which I am not. able to understand.” …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-6
Chapter 150 ‘The elder answered: “O brother, say not so, for you despise knowledge, which our God wills to be prized.” The younger replied: “Now, how shall I speak now so as not to fall into sin: for your word is true, and mine also. I say, then, that they who know the commandments of …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-5
Chapter 120 The fruit of vain talking is this, that it weakens the intellect in such wise that it is not ready to receive the truth; even as a horse accustomed to carry but one ounce of cottonflock cannot carry an hundred pounds of stone. But what is worse is the man who spends his …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-4
Chapter 90 When the prayer was done, his disciples again drew near to Jesus, and he opened his mouth and said: Draw near, John, for today will I speak to you of all that you have asked. Faith is a seal whereby God seals his elect: which seal he gave to his Messenger, at whose …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-3
Chapter 60 Hell is one, and is contrary to paradise, as winter is contrary to summer, and cold to heat. Therefore, he who would describe the misery of hell must have seen the paradise of God’s delights. O place accursed by God’s justice for the malediction of the faithless and reprobate, of which Job, the …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-2
Chapter 30 Jesus went to Jerusalem, near to the Senofegia, a feast of our nation . The scribes and Pharisees having perceived this, took counsel to catch him in his talk. Whereupon, there came to him a doctor, saying: “Master, what must I do to have eternal life?” Jesus answered: “How is it written in …
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Feb
25
The Gospel of the Barnabas-1
Opening- True Gospel of Jesus, called Christ, a new prophet sent by God to the world: according to the description of Barnabas his apostle. Barnabas, apostle of Jesus the Nazarene, called Christ, to all them that dwell upon the earth desireth peace and consolation. Dearly beloved the great and wonderful God hath during these past …
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Feb
10
Did all Prophets Emergere in Arabia?
Were They All From Arabia? by Fethullah Gulen Prophets were raised and sent to their people in different lands and at different times. One hadith puts the number of Prophets at 124,000; another mentions 224,000. Both versions, however, should be evaluated critically according to the science of hadith. The exact number is not important; rather, …
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Feb
05
THE WORLD-WIDE MESSIANIC CLAIMS
THE WORLD-WIDE MESSIANIC MISSION ATTRIBUTED TO JESUS CHRIST TOWARD THE END OF TIME by Mahmud Al-Hakem Some of the first converts to Islam were subjected to the severest persecutions in Makka. They bore them patiently and never thought of retaliation, as the Qur’an ordered the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, to call …
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Feb
04
What is Sufism?
by Hikmet ISIK Q: What is Sufism? A: Sufism is a path followed by Sufis (adherents of Islamic mysticism) to reach the Truth—God. While the term Sufism usually expresses the theoretical or philosophical aspect of this search, its practical aspect is usually referred to as “being a dervish.” Sufism has been defined in many ways. …
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Jan
28
“Racial Justice and Our Collective Responsibility“
by Fadel Abdallah Introduction Racial justice presupposes the existence of racial injustices, and that’s why in the original longer version of this presentation I began with few examples by way of documenting the existence of bigotry and racial injustices in the land where I come from and where I’ve been living for the last 28 …
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Jan
28
Islam is a Religion of Worship and Action
by Assad Nimer Busool, Ph.D. When one examines The Qur’an and the Tradition of the Prophet closely, one finds that the Human being by divine designation is ‘Abd li-l-Lah, a slave of God, and not a god on earth. Moreover, one learns that God created all things by His command, “Kun, Be”, but He created …
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Jan
27
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)
by Kenan Cetinkaya E-mail: kchetinkaya@hotmail.com HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF HAGIA SOPHIA Introduction In this paper I go deep inside into history, architecture and theology of Hagia Sophia, the unique building which represents both Islamic and Christian architectural characteristics. In the history chapter, I discuss it under three points; Byzantine Era, Ottoman Era, and Modern Turkey …
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Jan
27
Sanctity of Water in Religions
by Kenan Cetinkaya E-mail: kchetinkaya@hotmail.com THE SANCTITY OF WATER IN CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS (ESPECIALLY IN ISLAM) Introduction In this paper, I am going to examine sanctity of water in detail in Christianity in terms of using in the first sacrament; Baptism. Afterward I will compare water’s role in Christianity and Islam. In the beginning, …
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