When Ancient Questions Meet Artificial Intelligence What makes us human in the age of AI? I still remember the first time I downloaded the book What Makes Us Human: An Artificial Intelligence Answers Life’s Biggest Questions. It was 2021, and the world was still trying to make sense of the sudden leap in machine intelligence. GPT‑3 […]
As an Egyptian Muslim, I’m struck by the paradox that over half of Muslim countries rank in the bottom 20 of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) even though 1.9 billion Muslims observed Ramadan in 2024. This contradiction begs the question: how do Muslims manage to uphold their religious practices while grappling with such low corruption […]
أدركت هذا العام أكثر مما مضى ان رمضان هو الفرصة الحقيقية للتأمل وليس بداية عام ميلادي جديد او عيد مولدنا والذي هو ميلادي أيضا. أدركت هذا العام ان رمضان كالحياة، فكم منا من شعر انه مر كمر السحاب ومن منا شعر وكأنه قد مر ثقيلا، كذلك هي الحياة. مر رمضان وأنا أشاهد واراقب افعالي، كسلي […]
I am privileged to have a few morning hours before work. Such moments at the beginning of the day give me tremendous enjoyment and satisfaction. You can tell a lot about a man’s life, success, and happiness from his morning rituals and routine. And suppose there is one specific ritual that can independently predict a […]
After the killings that were happening in Gaza, my family started boycotting several famous American fast-food chains, including McDonald’s. Ordering fast food usually comes with excitement, especially for the kids if you’re used to the daily homemade cooking. Boycotting products, chains, and companies that directly support Israel or companies that are iconic for countries that […]