This paper contributes to existing debates on the significance of modem diasporas in the context of global politics. In particular, it examines how nationalism has adapted to the newly emerging transnational environment. The new type of nationalism, long-distance nationalism, utilises modern forms of communication and travel to sustain its potency and relevance. Long-distance nationalism is not...

OBJECTIVE To relate diverse aspects of genetics and its applications to concepts in the Glorious Qur'an and the ḥadīth. STUDY DESIGN The author compared passages from the Glorious Qur'an and ḥadīth with modern concepts in genetics, such as recessive inheritance, genetic counseling, genetic variation, cytoplasmic inheritance, sex chromosomes, genetics-environment interactions, gender determina...

There are some of them who have left a name so that men declare their praise, and there are some who have no memorial, who have perished as though they had not lived." Ecclesiasticus, 44, v. 1 It is said that the devil quotes scripture for his purposes, so may I be allowed to open with that quotation from the Book of Ecclesaisticus. Or, perhaps even more suitable for our purpose is the same tho...

Introduction: 1. Sometimes the title of this lesson is spoken in exasperation. However, in this lesson, I want to look at God’s word and seek a biblical answer to that question. 2. There are many great portraits of motherhood in Scripture. a. Jochebed & Moses (Exodus 2). b. Mother who appeared before Solomon (I Kings 3). c. Mother of James & John (Matthew 20:20-21). d. Mother of King Lemeul (Pr...

Over the past decade, governmental agencies, medical schools, influential voices in the media, and the public at large have seen a remarkable surge of interest in alternative medicine in the United States. While many therapies focus on unproven but otherwise spiritually neutral approaches (for example, nutritional supplements), others arise from or validate worldviews — especially the monism ("...