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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:79:"What Muslims, Jews and Christians Got Wrong about the Forbidden Tree and Demons";s:12:"thePermalink";s:112:"https://www.islamicity.org/84317/what-muslims-jews-and-christians-got-wrong-about-the-forbidden-tree-and-demons/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/iStock-856858898.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 14 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 12, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:84317;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"In his book Man’s Place in Nature, the prominent European philosopher of the early 20th century Max Scheler laments the lack of having a unified idea of what man is as follows [1......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:79:"What Muslims, Jews and Christians Got Wrong about the Forbidden Tree and Demons";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:51:"The Forbidden Tree and the Jinn: Myths or Messages?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/82887/the-forbidden-tree-and-the-jinn-myths-or-messages/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/iStock-1082531998.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"metaphysics|/topics/metaphysics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 18 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 17, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:82887;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:120:"Modern society has been steadily drifting farther and farther away from revelation-based and theistic religious outlook.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:51:"The Forbidden Tree and the Jinn: Myths or Messages?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Animus toward Turkey: A Symptom of Islamophobia";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/11477/animus-toward-turkey-a-symptom-of-islamophobia/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-487669035.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"recep tayyip erdogan|/topics/recep-tayyip-erdogan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 21 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 20, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:11477;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Many Western mainstream media outlets approached the recent (April 16, 2017) referendum in Turkey in their usual one-sided way, featuring mostly biased, and really wild “analy......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Animus toward Turkey: A Symptom of Islamophobia";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:97:"Recent Turkey Coup Attempt and the Western Hypocrisy: How the West is Enabling Islamic Extremism";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/10637/western-hypocrisy-west-enabling-islamic-extremism/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Crowd-Flag-Turkey-Coup.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"recep tayyip erdogan|/topics/recep-tayyip-erdogan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 22 2016";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 21, 2016 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:10637;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:160:"As I have previously written about and dealt with, the Muslim world is in a crisis, and the responsibility for that lies largely with the Muslims themselves.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:97:"Recent Turkey Coup Attempt and the Western Hypocrisy: How the West is Enabling Islamic Extremism";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Muslims and Their Chronic Intellectual Stagnation";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/6318/muslims-and-their-chronic-intellectual-stagnation/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:94:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Lunar_eclipse_al_Biruni__800x564.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"islam|/topics/islam";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 17 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 26, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:6318;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"22 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:256:"It does not seem to occur to mainstream Islamic religious leaders that perhaps their understanding and practice of Islam is at fault. That perhaps they should begin to try different solutions, adopt different attitudes, and cultivate different viewpoints. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Muslims and Their Chronic Intellectual Stagnation";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:61:"God is Random: A New Perspective on Evolution and Creationism";s:12:"thePermalink";s:93:"https://www.islamicity.org/8254/god-is-random-a-new-perspective-on-evolution-and-creationism/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:86:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/creation-vs-evolution800_45.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"nature and environment|/topics/nature-and-environment";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 26 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"May 26, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:8254;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The perennial debate between the two camps of Creationism and Evolution is based on a fallacious assumption about chance, randomness, and God.
The creationist, by whom I mean th......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:61:"God is Random: A New Perspective on Evolution and Creationism";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:29:"So, Just Who is Zhul-qarnayn?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/6220/so-just-who-is-zhul-qarnayn/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:104:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/BattleofIssus333BC-mosaic-detail1__700x483.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"nature and environment|/topics/nature-and-environment";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 6 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"August 4, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:6220;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:259:"In the same vein, I find the plausibility of Darius the Great or Cyrus the Great to be Zhul-qarnayn to be very flimsy because both of these great kings were known to be Zoroastrians and who contributed to the spread and institutionalization of Zoroastrianism.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:29:"So, Just Who is Zhul-qarnayn?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:63:"From 'Midnight Express' to a Rising Economic and Democratic Hub";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/7987/from-midnight-express-to-a-rising-economic-and-democratic-hub/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/ErdoganSupporter__640x480.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"recep tayyip erdogan|/topics/recep-tayyip-erdogan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 2 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 1, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:7987;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:231:"Turkey before Erdogan was "Midnight Express" Turkey, a godforsaken country. Turkey has seen dramatic improvements in all spheres of life, under his government, and the majority of the Turkish voters do clearly recognize that fact. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:63:"From 'Midnight Express' to a Rising Economic and Democratic Hub";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"Gezi Park Protests in Perspective";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/5296/gezi-park-protests-in-perspective/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/TurkeyDemo__460x276.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"istanbul|/topics/istanbul";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 21 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 18, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:5296;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:201:"These extended and violent protests/riots should be viewed in that light, and not as an uprising of an oppressed people in the sense of the oppression of the peoples of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, or Syria.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"Gezi Park Protests in Perspective";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:57:"Islamic Extremism: A Clarion Call for Islamic Renaissance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:89:"https://www.islamicity.org/5284/islamic-extremism-a-clarion-call-for-islamic-renaissance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:88:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/fondamentalistidd__850x552.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"extremism|/topics/extremism";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jun 7 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"June 6, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:5284;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:264:"I view the rise of Islamic extremism as a telltale sign of a deep crisis, a sort of macro nervous breakdown of the current Muslim civilization. It is almost an expected socio-political symptom of a dying civilization (another one is the rising sectarianism); .... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:57:"Islamic Extremism: A Clarion Call for Islamic Renaissance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Arrogance and Ignorance at War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/3962/arrogance-and-ignorance-at-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"occupation|/topics/occupation";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 1 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"October 1, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:3962;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:252:"I cannot rationalize their behavior to be other than a direct result of a potentially fatal arrogance to have the nerve to tell the rest of the mostly unsuspecting world that they want peace even while they are gobbling up more and more West Bank land.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Arrogance and Ignorance at War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Con Coughlin at It Again!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/3951/con-coughlin-at-it-again/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"turkiye|/topics/turkiye";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 20 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 20, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:3951;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:243:"It is a known practice for reporters to keep the identity of their sources anonymous. But does that mean that they are not expected to offer any proof whatsoever --other than, "my diplomatic sources said this"-- of what they are claiming? ... ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Con Coughlin at It Again!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"An Open Letter to Hamas to Pursue Nonviolent Struggle";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/7796/an-open-letter-to-hamas-to-pursue-nonviolent-struggle/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"occupation|/topics/occupation";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 20 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 20, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:7796;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:180:"A humble attempt of the peace activists of the Gaza flotilla to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza succeeded what Hamas modus operandi could not have succeeded in a thousand years!";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"An Open Letter to Hamas to Pursue Nonviolent Struggle";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=serkan-zorba";}