1. It Gets Easier The beginning is always the hardest.  You’ve found the truth, fulfillment, and a sense of peace you never imagined possible.  A handful...
By: Maher Budeir We often hear the phrases, “When I was your age…”, or “The youth these days are different” or, “It is all because of...
I’m an American, born and raised in the US, but I’ve had close ties to Turkey since my childhood, studied the country as an undergraduate and...
By Yavus Selim Updated “What’s going on in Turkey?” is a common question on the lips of people as varied as Joseph Gordon-Levitt and some American...
The first apartment where my husband and I lived had six stories, and we lived on the sixth floor. I remember this clearly because in the...
This is Part #3 of a multipart post: You can find part #1 here  and #2 here Sixth: The factors that assist a person to be successful in the...
By Nabil Ahmed Just when we thought Muslims had passed the days of negative, terrorism-attached attention, it feels as though they never left. Repeated cases of...
For the past four days I had been working on the following article, which I intended to post yesterday evening. However, I then heard about the...
Seeing a scene of impeccable beauty, we often hear the term “Heaven on Earth!” But there is only one place that literally has the right to...
This is Part #2 of a multipart post: You can find part #1 here Thirdly: Abundant trials and tribulations in this world is not a sign of one’s...