Against the Current

Against the Current: Farid al-Din ‘Attar’s Diverse Voices

Love and its transformative power have long been at the center of Islamic Sufism. For Sufi writers profane love, perceived as the love of worldly beloved, was the first step on the path toward the union with the divine. Farid al-Din ‘Attar (1145-1221) was one of the most significant authors to espouse and articulate profane love as a representation of both earthly and heavenly love. 'Attar’s us...

against the current: farid al-din ‘attar’s diverse voices

love and its transformative power have long been at the center of islamic sufism. for sufi writers profane love, perceived as the love of worldly beloved, was the first step on the path toward the union with the divine. farid al-din ‘attar (1145-1221) was one of the most significant authors to espouse and articulate profane love as a representation of both earthly and heavenly love. 'attar’s us...

Vaccination against Mosquito Borne Viral Infections: Current Status

Mosquito borne infectious diseases are among important group of diseases worldwide. Vaccination is available for some tropical mosquito-borne diseases, especially for Japa-nese encephalitis virus infection and yellow fever. There are also several attempts to develop new vaccines for the other mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue infection and West Nile virus infection. In this articl...

Myc and differentiation: going against the current.

T he correct balance between selfrenewal and expansion of stem cells versus differentiation is essential to maintain tissue homeostasis and prevent neoplastic transformation. The MYC protooncogene family (comprising MYC, MYCN and MYCL) is a family of proteins that plays a crucial role in the decision of stem and progenitor cells to expand or undergo differentiation. MYC proteins are transcripti...

Vaccination against hepatitis B--the current situation.