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2 weeks ago | dailysabah.com | Betül Tilmaç

Today, Gaza bleeds once again. Israeli airstrikes, relentless and indiscriminate, have so far buried 50,700 lives under the rubble – most of them women and children. These attacks did not just shatter bodies; they shattered the last fragile threads of a cease-fire already hanging by a thread. Peace for Gaza is now nothing more than a mirage. And yet, the horror does not end with numbers.

3 weeks ago | dailysabah.com | Betül Tilmaç

Türkiye has been shaken by a wave of anger in recent days – but this anger is being directed at an unexpected target: its own brands. In recent days, the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu has been met with protests by some groups who view it as an unjust decision, leading to demonstrations across Türkiye.

1 month ago | themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Betül Tilmaç

Mar 11, 2025 – 9:42 am GMT+3Al-Ghazali (1058-1111), a prominent Sufi scholar and theologian of the Islamic Golden Age. (Edited by Betül Tilmaç)“Hold your tongue, let your heart speak”, said Al-Ghazali, a towering 12th-century Islamic scholar, philosopher and mystic whose teachings bridged theology and Sufism; in the tranquility of Ramadan, this counsel reverberates with a centuries-old echo.

1 month ago | dailysabah.com | Betül Tilmaç

“Hold your tongue, let your heart speak”, said Al-Ghazali, a towering 12th-century Islamic scholar, philosopher and mystic whose teachings bridged theology and Sufism; in the tranquility of Ramadan, this counsel reverberates with a centuries-old echo. In Al-Ghazali’s "Disasters of the Tongue," the warning that lies, gossip and idle talk cast a shadow over the soul finds profound meaning in this month when fasting disciplines not only the body but also the tongue.