© Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY Torso of an Amarnian Princess End of the 18th Dynasty Painted limestone E 14715. Photo: H. Lewandowski Location: Louvre, Paris, France

Editorial:  World Peace Depends on Justice and Equality…
The Editorial Board  Page # 1

Global Issues:  Altering the Delicate Balance of Nature
Sema`an I. Salem, Ph.D.  Page # 4

Global Issues:  Protection of Cultural Heritage
Taysir Nashif, Ph.D.  Page # 10

Civilization:  Pyramids and The Sphinx: Gifts of The Desert
Farouk El-Baz  Page # 13

Art:  Visiting New York’s Top Art Museums
Vladimir F. Wertsman  Page # 19

Selections:  Harmakhis and Amonarits
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 29

Editorial:  The Importance of Developing Critical and Creative Intellect in Youth The Editor
The Editor  Page # 1

Exobiology:  Extraterrestrials! Where are They?
Sema‘an I. Salem, Ph.D.  Page # 4

Medicine:  Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension
Donald D. Smyth, Ph.D. and S. Brian Penner, MD, FRCP  Page # 15

Medicine:  Blood Pressure Measurement
S. Mukaddam, Ph.D.  Page # 19

Dahesh Heritage:  The Concept of Beauty in the Poetry of Dr. Dahesh
Mursi Saad el-Din, Ph.D.  Page # 23

Selections:  The City of Immortal People
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 26

Selections:  Shall Return
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 30
 

Baudin. Faun playing the flute. Watercolor.

Editorial:  The Voice of the Future
The Editor  Page # 1

Civilization:  The Development of the Alphabet
Sema’an Salem, Ph.D. and Lynda A. Salem  Page # 4

Computers:  Computer and Data Communication Evolution
Elias Majdalani, Ph.D.  Page # 16

Art:  “The Baroque” by Dr. Sarwat Okasha
Mursi Saad el-Din, Ph.D  Page # 20

Selections:  Memoirs of A Dinar
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 24

Medicine:  Drugs and the Brain
Page # 30

Laocoön Group, (a version by the Rhodian sculptors Hagesandros, Polydoros and Athenodoros) - Galleria delle Statue I, Musei Vaticani, Rome.

Editorial:  Art and Science
The Editor  Page # 1

Culture:  Medicine in the Ancient Near East
Sema’an I. Salem, Ph.D. and Lynda A. Salem M.S.L.S.  Page # 4

Medicine:  Lymphomas
Philip A. Salem, M.D.  Page # 19

Essay:  Criticism and Creation
Taysir Nashif, Ph.D.  Page # 22

Selections:  Venus Descends to Earth
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 24

admin Cover: CASIMIR RAYMOND (French),
Le gobelet bleu, watercolor. Private collection.

Editorial:  To Dr. Dahesh, on his Birthday
The Editorial Board  Page # 1

Ethics:  Of Duty
Douglas S. Johnson  Page # 20

Literature:  William Blake and Kahlil Gibran...
George N. El-Hage, Ph.D.  Page # 20

Selections:  Adonis and Astarte
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 24

Civilization:  Adonis Has Risen
Sema’an Salem, Ph.D. and Lynda A. Salem  Page # 31

Cover: Bedouins by Marie Hadad, © Dahesh Museum−New York.

Editorial:  The Person of the Twentieth Century
The Editor  Page # 1

Civilization:  The Calendar
Sema`an I. Salem, Ph.D. and Lynda A. Salem, M.S.L.S.  Page # 4

Medical:  Antioxidant Vitamins and Your Heart
Joseph F. Hanna, M.D. F.A.C.C.  Page # 13

Art:  Manichaeism of the African Theater
Suzy Suriam, Ph.D.  Page # 16

Essay:  A Life Truly Worth Living
Douglas S. Johnson  Page # 21

Selections:  The Departure of Christ
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 24

Selections:  The Divided Tree
Dr. Dahesh 

Portrait of Dr. Dahesh, by P. Koroleff

Editorial:  Promise and Remembrance
The Editorial Board  Page # 1

Medical/Medicine:  Nutrition and Cancer
Dr. Parviz Ghadirian  Page # 4

Art:  Art Forgeries
R. Sahliya, Ph.D.  Page # 7

Literature:  William Blake and Kahlil Gibran
George N. El-Hage, Ph.D.  Page # 16

Cosmology:  New Planets! New Life?
Souad Guarnina, M.Sc. and Don R. Baker, Ph.D.  Page # 30

Reincarnation/ Philosophy:  Reincarnation in the Daheshist Doctrine
A. Watani  Page # 37

E. Burner Zinnias 46 x 38 inches © From Private Collection

Editorial:  Culture and the Progress of Civilization
The Editor  Page # 1

Cosmology:  Our Universe and its Fate
Sema‘an I. Salem, Ph.D  Page # 4

Essay:  A Letter to My Daughter
Douglas Johnson  Page # 12

Selections:  … And Time Went by
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 20

Profile:  A Family of the Pen and Values
Majed Mehdi  Page # 28

Arabic Heritage:  Lines from Abul-‘Ala’ Al-Ma‘arri
Abul-‘Ala’ Al-Ma‘arri  Page # 33

Arabic Heritage:  The Ruins
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi  Page # 34

Arabic Heritage:  Supplication ─ A Prayer
Ameen Rihani  Page # 36

Cover: Dr. Dahesh. Early portrait by Marie Hadad, (1890−1973). Oil on canvas.

Editorial:  The First of June
The Editorial Board  Page # 1

Daheshist Views:  Reincarnation, an Act of Mercy
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 4

Civilization:  Ancient Astronomy
Sema’an I. Salem, Ph.D. Lynda A. Salem  Page # 9

Medicine:  How do our Eyes Age? Can we Prevent or Postpone This?
David S. Karan M.D.  Page # 21

Selections:  An Imaginary Extraterrestrial Story
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 23