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A Civilization in Ruins

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Photograph of the old amphitheater in Side, by M. C. Dutt A Civilization in Ruins | Saturday – August 8, 2026 T here is a lot of talk about the Roman Empire and really the Roman civilization these days, and indeed here in Türkiye the old Roman Empire is still felt, through the old Apollo Temple, pictures and updates to come, and the old amphitheater pictured to the right, and yes I am still the "photographer". These buildings would have been constructed in the 2nd century anno domini , around the time of Marcus Aurelius and the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Of course, while we still feel the Roman Empire in every step, some of us also feel sorrow over the eventual, and may I add inevitable, collapse about 2 to 3 centuries later. Of course, the Roman Empire collapsed over a long period of time, just like these old buildings must have slowly dilapidated over time, read " The End of History ", but the Roman Empire is still significant of how a collapse occurs: these things ...
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Islam in Türkiye

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A Turkish Minaret ( مئذنة ) on the streets of Side By M. C. Dutt Islam in Türkiye | Friday – August 6, 2026 I s Islam on the decline in Türkiye (frm. Turkey)? Are the Madrasa  ( مدرسة ) being suppressed by the state? First of all, we must consider the modern Turkish language and compare it with the old Ottoman Turkish language, read " Kemalism ", for it is the case that Kemalism lead by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk advocated the complete overhaul and Europeanization of the Ottoman Turkish (Ottoman-Turkish) language: where in the past Arabic had filled the gaps of meaning and provided form to the Turkish language, today the Latin alphabet in true European fashion has replaced Arabic, for better and for worse. Of course, most young people here in Türkiye still appear to prefer to refer to the country in English as Turkey, in my experience—even though one could argue that President Erdoğan has designated the name Türkiye in honour of Atatürk, an honour that I am not so sure he would a...
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Kemalism

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Photograph of a statue depicting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk By M. C. Dutt Kemalism | Thursday – August 5, 2026 H ere in Türkiye (fmr. Turkey), the vision and ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is still redolent on every street and in every home, for what Atatürk achieved in the early 20th century, following WWI and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, was nothing short of spectacular—note the man (Atatürk) himself in the image that I have attached to this post, and yes I took that picture on my trip to the small port city of Side, located about 46 miles outside of Antalya. Like him or not, Atatürk was the founder of the modern nation-state that is today Türkiye, and his vision of the six arrows—an integral part of Kemalism—has really made a profound impact on this land, read " The Law Of The Land ". It was not until the actions and the advocacy of what was Türkyies founding father, that the formation of an assortment of different ethnic groups into Türkiye as a nation-state became...
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I Am Tired

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Ethereal Insights Logotype 🙏 जब जागो तब सवेरा 🙏 I Am Tired | Wednesday – August 5, 2026 F or some reason, certain people are more disposed to suffering than others may be. I am not one of these people (men), because I simply refuse to suffer of my own accord. Now, you may argue, and you would quite right in arguing so, that certain men are more likely to suffer because God has made it so, and yes sometimes certain men do suffer more because of God, and while I do believe that this is often true for me, I also do not wish to take any kind of credit for something that is not of my own making; I do also understand that yes, it is still my own making, but that would only be so if I was in complete control, if I had actually received the full proof of the name of Yahweh . That is to say: if I am going to suffer without cause, then I have to ascend the corporeal to find the true cause, because of course there is always a cause for suffering, and sometimes the master must lead his student...
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