Hexagons inscribed within circles have the mystic property that their three pairs of opposite sides (when extended) intersect on same line. This surprisingly simple result seems to support Platonic notion elegant mathematical relationships exist in some perfect realm awaiting human discovery. To contrary, this article introduces a transformational proof provides for intuitive understanding whil...

This study intends to present the readers of Turkish Poetry in English a translation criticism Eda: An Anthology Contemporary Poetry. The editor-translator, Murat Nemet-Nejat, positions mystic Sufistic essence literature, legacy Divan Poetry, core contemporary poetry paratextual material. claim is an overgeneralization because it underestimates other influences. Moreover, comparative analysis s...

The Roshnites (Illuminati) also called “Rokhanian” in Pashto, a sixteenth century religiopolitical movement in the Pashtun dominated regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, effected social mobilization on an unprecedented scale. The movement aimed at doctrinal reforms but soon it turned out to be a political movement. The leader of the Movement, Bayazid Ansari (also called “Pir Rokhan” by his devo...