In a bustling city, a destitute man, day after day, would scribble a plea on a piece of paper, fervently praying, “Oh my Creator, please send me a hundred thousand rupees.” He would tie this note to a kite and release it into the sky. As the kite soared, the dust it raised caught the attention of the… Read More »
Parents at one junior high school are having to re-teach an age-old lesson: Don’t take candy from strangers, or in this case, classmates. This is all happening after a student brought meth-laced pills disguised as Smarties to school. It’s a common lesson for kids and teenagers, but this week in the small town of Ione, many parents are… Read More »
Not only did I enter high school with a new name, but also with a completely new insight into the life of Negroes in Mississippi. I was now working for one of the meanest white women in town, and a week before school started Emmet Till was killed. Up until his death, I had heard of Negroes found floating in… Read More »
Does my wife love me?‘ ‘Of course, she loves me.’ you tell yourself. Then there comes the doubt that makes you look for signs your wife loves you. You’re way past the stage where you’d pick flower petals to find the answer. You’re married to her now. That must count for something! Well, it does. However, that doesn’t… Read More »
The amount of money you walk away with to secure your financial future will depend on several factors, the most important being whether the family wealth was earned during the marriage or if the breadwinner made it before they walked down the aisle. State laws are relatively consistent, holding that marital property is subject to division in a… Read More »
Praise be to Allah. Islam has enjoined upon the husband duties towards his wife, and vice versa, and among these duties are some which are shared by both husband and wife. We will mention – by the help of Allah – some of the texts of the Quran and Sunnah which have to do with the duties of… Read More »
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday warned the overseas Pakistanis who are allegedly involved in committing offences on the social media that their names can be put on the Exit Control List (ECL) and can be issued red notices through Interpol to arrest them. According to a press release issued by the FIA: “All the Pakistani expatriates… Read More »
Everyone experiences an upset stomach and indigestion, or dyspepsia, from time to time after eating or drinking. The condition is usually no cause for concern, and it is often possible to treat the symptoms using home remedies. Common symptoms of an upset stomach and indigestion include: This article looks at 21 of the most popular home remedies for an upset stomach and… Read More »
Things to make you not feel like an idiot, eh? I always follow the Dwight Schrute (The Office) model for not feeling like an idiot: Whenever I’m about to do something, I think, would an idiot do that? and if they would, I do not do that thing. But what you’re asking is more difficult. What are some things that non-idiots do… Read More »
IT was market-day ; the most worthy and worshipful burgomaster and schepens of Nieuw Amsterdam turned over in bed, stretched their fat legs, and recognized that it was time to get up, while all the host of the groote en kleine Burgerrecht, at much the same time and in much the same way, did the like. “ Burgomaster… Read More »