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Nationalism In the light of Risale-i Nur

Muhammed Zakir Çetin03/05/201308/11/2016

Nationalism and ethnic conflicts is one of the most grieving agonies that the Islamic world is experiencing. The position of Islam on the issue needs to be highlighted and stressed...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 17

The Outcry of Rohingya!

The Pen08/04/201331/08/2016

Until 1784, the Rohingya Islamic Sultanate, which was founded just 23 years after the conquest of Istanbul (1476), was ruled by 26 kings. It was then occupied by Burma between...

INTERVIEW ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 17

Turkey may pose a good model for its region

The Pen25/03/201321/11/2016

Interview with Dr Mohammad Siddik* TP: Africa has been subject of colonization and exploitation so far. Do you think the engagement of Turkey in Africa will bring prosperity to both...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 16 Sunnah

A Garden of Truths

The Pen01/01/201303/06/2014

Islamic Unity "The greatest obligatory duty in this time is to work for the Islamic unity. The aim and objective of the unity are to vibrate such a long luminous...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 16

THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF TURKEY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA

The Pen01/01/201321/11/2016

By Dr. Mohammad Siddik, MA* A model for sustainable development. A joint cooperation between Turkey and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah. Background In a quick survey of the conditions...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 17 News&Events

It is time to launch a campaign for Syria!

A.Cihangir İşbilir06/12/201221/11/2016

“THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECT OF CRISIS IN SYRIA” CIHANGIR ISBILIR General Coordinator, the Union of Non-governmental Organizations of Islamic World (UNIW) It has been twenty months since the beginning of demands...

HUMAN RELATIONS ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15 SOCIETY

Lack of awareness of the Spiritual Bonds between Muslims

Dr Mirza Akmescidli21/09/201214/10/2014

Lack of awareness of the Spiritual Bonds between Muslims, and the Problem of Group Fanaticism Most of the problems in the Islamic world regarding unity arise from lack of awareness...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15 OPINION

Imam Nursi’s Vision for Islamic Unity

The Pen21/09/201205/11/2015

By Mahmud Misri The great need for Islamic unity, which was always referred to by Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, is becoming increasingly apparent, day after day, for the people of...

HISTORY&CULTURE ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15

Consolidating the Consultation Culture and Civil Societies

Metin Ucar15/08/201221/11/2016

Consultation and counsel seem to offer possible solutions for certain monolithic and authoritarian leanings in the Islamic world. The initiatives to organize mechanisms to provide such consultation within ummah should...

ISLAMIC WORLD News&Events

Rohingya: The Most Persecuted and Forgotten Muslim Minority

The Pen30/07/201231/08/2016

Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State, located in the west of Myanmar, are under oppression since early June and international community is not aware of the real dimensions of the tyranny...

THE PEN MAGAZINE

Published since 2007 The Pen is an educational and cultural periodical covering the Islamic faith, worship, the issues of the Islamic world, and the struggle towards the unity of Muslims. As of 2014 it is published biannually. Every print issue of The Pen covers and sheds light into the topics which are of great importance for the believers such as the existence and oneness of Allah (swt), the proofs of the existence of Hereafter, the mission of prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his way of life (Sunnah), and the reasons behind the creation of man and the test of life. The Pen is inspired by the Risale-i Nur Corpus written by Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi who is one of the most effective scholars of the modern age, and who addresses the minds, the hearts, and the souls of people in a convincing manner in his books.