The Pinocchio Within Us

Hina Azam

Despite seeming differences, Pinocchio’s reality may almost be identical to our own, even if our noses do not threaten to grow longer at every misdeed.

Among the Disbelievers

Andrew F. March

How does the “radical other”—the unbeliever, and not merely the wayward Abrahamic cousin—figure in Islamic discourses on toleration and coercion?

Where Islam and Nationalism Collide

Zaid Shakir

Islam contains teachings that clearly argue against the most important elements of nationalism.

The Silent Theology of Islamic Art

Oludamini Ogunnaike

To many, Islamic art can speak more profoundly and clearly than even the written word. Is it wiser then for Muslims to show, not to tell?

Wisdom in Pieces

Caner K. Dagli

Science, philosophy, and art have been blown apart, and our conversations have devolved into chaos. How do we begin to learn the art of disagreement?

Great Books and Small Colleges

Mark Damien Delp

As Zaytuna's dean of faculty, Mark Delp presents the college's conviction that the gap between faith and reason is a modern invention.

Great Books and Small Colleges

Eva Brann

Eva Brann, the longest-serving tutor of St. John’s College, asserts that learning how to read could be the practical purpose of liberal education.

Is the Matter of Metaphysics Immaterial? Yes and No

Hamza Yusuf

During the "Golden Age of Islam," philosophy was at the heart of the intellectual Muslim tradition. Its decline coincided with the decline of Islam. Is that a coincidence?

Where Have All The Saints Gone?

"People have altogether somehow lost that the true nature of man is the fiţrah, which is the sanctified state."

Notes on Nationalism

George Orwell

The abiding purpose of every nationalist is to secure more power and more prestige, not for himself, but for the nation or other unit in which he has chosen to sink his own individuality.

Finding the Authentic Self

Can experience be a path to self knowledge?

Omar Qureshi

Can Materialism Explain the Mind?

Faraz Khan

Some philosophers believe materialism has now reached an insurmountable quandary in the question of consciousness.