Home Is Tucked Under the Smiling Sunflower Seeds
“Home.” It’s a word that is thrown so lightly around in our daily conversations yet always carries weight…
Family
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For My Brother
Between the ages of six and ten, I stayed up every night waiting for the sound of my…
Powering Down the Brain
How excessive cell phone usage can cripple a child’s mental development The scene of a quiet child tapping…
Grateful for A Soldier’s War
She stood at the edge of the abyss, the blinding darkness engulfing her, enticing her. It would be…
Two-Way Street
As I sit and wait for my day of judgment, I ponder the future. Can I continue to…
Pain Doesn’t Differ: Turkish Refugees Help Greek Fire Victims
Gasparetto (not his real name)[1] was a young Turkish medical student when he was arrested and imprisoned for…
Pre-marital Counseling for Prosperous Marriages
If young adults are educated before and throughout the marriage process, relationship deterioration can be prevented in the…
Orphan Care Adoption and Kafala
The need for orphans to receive adequate and comprehensive care is universal; it is present in every culture…
Consanguineous Marriages Perspectives from Social Taboos, Religion, and Science
There is a great deal of suspicion about consanguineous unions in the world. Whether this suspicion relies on…
Relax – I Am Out Of The Game
I tell myself: “It’s ok, there is no race, step aside. Be humble. Keep your beauty within. Liberate…
Childhood Education in the Anatolian Heritage
In a globalized world, some regions – like Anatolia, which could be considered a bridge from east-to-west, past-to-future,…
(Dis) Honor Killings: How Islam Can Help Prevent Them
It has been claimed that many crimes against women are carried out in the name of Islam, and…
Helping Hands
With half the world living on less than $2.50 per day and with 46.2 million people in the United…
Remembering the Super Victim: A Letter from a Villain’s Mom to a Superhero
My husband had never been a family man; he was always focused and devoted to his work. For…
Captain Bell’s Rescue
“Captain Bell, there’s something burning in the distance…take a look.” “Lieutenant, they’re stranded Vietnamese boat people and there…