Lifelong Learners

Throughout history, human beings have tended to question the origin of themselves. He has felt the need to learn about his origin, behavior patterns and structure of culture that he was born inside. Initially, the human race tried to remove his curiosity based on information about the events and people told in myths, and epics. Later, through Europe's geographical discoveries and colonial activities was found an opportunity to get to know non-western societies and cultures. The first anthropological activities are based on the notes of the explorers, the colonial commanders and the travelers, and the diaries reflecting their impressions on these regions. However, it has been revealed that this information and impressions are inadequate, partial and generalist. The desire of researchers to reach more descriptive, valid and reliable information about human, society, nature and culture relations has, in time, paved the way for the emergence of anthropology by digging more pr...

The Islamic world has made many achievements in its history. While the Europen world was in the middle ages, the Islamic world pioneered some progress and innovations, however, this circumstance did not continue. This process starts with geographical discoveries, continued with renaissance, reform, and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. All of this turned European world which is in darkness into illuminated and modern. While everything went well for Europeans, the Islamic world began to go ahead in the opposite direction. After that Muslims began to blame themselves in terms of not being religious and not understanding the Quran well. Initially, they didn't care about the developments which are under the control of European, Muslims tried to live “ True Islam ” which was experienced over 1400 years ago. Parallel to this, while Europe was leading new technological innovations, the Muslim world had rather not to do anything but focused on their internal problems. Europe starts ...