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

Dr. Fareed Abu Sleiman, Amesterdam–Holland

Editorial:  Is There Hope for Revival in the Underdeveloped Countries?
The Editor  Page # 1

Literature:  Badr Shakir al-Sayyab and the Role of the Modern Arab Poet
George N. El-Hage, Ph.D.  Page # 4

Cosmology:  Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, and Mass Extinctions
Sema`an I. Salem, Ph.D.  Page # 14

Selections:  Kingdom of Jinn
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 22

Eulogy:  In Memory of Dr. Fareed Abu Sleiman
Qassim Awada  Page # 30

Editorial:  Dahesh Voice−Its Sixth Anniversary
The Editorial Board  Page # 1

Exobiology:  The Search for Extraterrestrials
Sema‘an I. Salem, Ph.D.  Page # 4

Education:  Education as Real Life
Douglas S. Johnson  Page # 13

Selections:  Hofamia
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 26

admin and Arabic Cover: Picturesque panoramic views on Lake Maggiore−Italy.

Editorial:  Where are we from Respecting all Religious Beliefs Without Exception?
The Editorial Board  Page # 1

Literature:  The Lewis Carroll Phenomenon
Dr. Najwa Nasr  Page # 4

Social Issues:  Women, Health, and Development...
Shree Mulay, Ph.D.  Page # 13

Medical/Medicine:  Tobacco Smoking and Cardiovascular Risk
Dr. Parviz Ghadirian  Page # 16

Literature:  On Translating Dr. Dahesh
Prof. Jeanette W. S. Atiya  Page # 18

Selections:  Tyranny of the Tribe of the Giants
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 24

Ethics:  Notes on Living for Good
Douglas S. Johnson  Page # 26

Nazzareno Cipriani, Head of a North African Woman Watercolor over traces of pencil on paper 15 x 11 inches © Copyright Dahesh Museum of Art. All rights reserved

Editorial:  From Globalization to “One World”
The Editor  Page # 1

Literature:  Classical Encyclopedia – II…
Ahmed Etman, Ph.D.  Page # 4

Civilization:  Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Sameh M. Arab, M.D., Ph.D  Page # 7

Civilization:  Mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia
Sema`an I. Salem, Ph.D.  Page # 14

Pedagogy:  A Communicative Approach to Teaching Arabic…(II)
George N. El-Hage, Ph.D  Page # 20

Selections:  Memoirs of A Dinar: The Philosophy of War
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 28

Editorial:  Between Hope for Love and Spiritual Values and Fear of Universal Dangers
The Editor  Page # 1

Selections:  My Word for the Year 1982
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 4

Environment:  Global Warming
Sema‘an I. Salem, Ph.D.  Page # 6

Environment:  Humanity Faces a Nuclear Fate at an Inevitable Crossroad
Bassam Joseph Dahdouh, Ph.D.  Page # 17

Essay:  Barefoot
Douglas S. Johnson  Page # 21

Selections:  Reincarnation and Metempsychosis or His Sin Increased so His Tail Decreased
Dr. Dahesh  Page # 27