No, two courts have held that students cannot be forced to stand while other students recite the Pledge of Allegiance. In Goetz v. Ansell (1973) and Lipp v. Morris (1978), the 2nd and 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, respectively, ruled that public school students could not be forced to stand silently while other students recited the Pledge.… Read More »
Education is a very important part of one’s life and most people always want to further their studies but funding can be a very great challenge when you are not being sponsored by your parents. Not everyone who is pursuing higher education has their parents paying for their tuition fees and sometimes, getting a scholarship or bursary can… Read More »
QuestionIf I say,”My father was a doctor,” does this mean that he is no longer living, or that he changed his career? — Julia, ChinaAnswer Without any context, the sentence “My father was a doctor” tells your listener(s) only that your father was a doctor in the past. Why he is no longer a doctor is left unspecified. As you point… Read More »
amels are mammals with long legs, a big-lipped snout and a humped back. There are two types of camels: dromedary camels, which have one hump, and Bactrian camels, which have two humps. Camels’ humps consist of stored fat, which they can metabolize when food and water is scarce. In addition to their humps, camels have other ways to… Read More »
When I left to travel the world on my first round-the-world trip, I didn’t know what to expect. Now, with fifteen years of travel experience under my belt, I know better. Traveling is second nature to me now. I land in an airport and I just go on autopilot. But, back then, I was as green as they come. To compensate… Read More »
Medical science is hopeless regarding treatment of Hepatitis. There are 400 million registered patients of Hepatitis in the world where as in Pakistan it has exceeded 20 million. In such conditions medical science is giving message of helplessness and destruction of mind and society but by listening Sura REHMAN for few days, this disease disappears like it was… Read More »
If you want to have a successful life, then never engage yourself in these 7 deadly habits. 1 – They Think, Say, & Do Negative Things. Yes. They see problems in each and EVERYthing. They complain that the sun is too hot. They cursed the rain for ruining their plans for the day. They blame the wind for… Read More »
An old man had three sons. They did not love one another. So they were not at peace. This made the old man very unhappy. One day the old man called his sons. He brought a bundle of sticks. He asked his sons to break the bundle one by one. Each of the sons tried to break the… Read More »
It is with great sadness that I learned that a great Urdu dramatist, novelist and intellectual, Ashfaq Ahmed has passed away. I always thought of him and his wife, Banu Qudsia, as the gentle, wise uncle and aunt of Urdu. I met him on a few occasions and remember, with great fondness, his kindness. I used his short… Read More »
Benefits of Surah Kausar: In Surah Kausar, Allah says Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ to pray to him only. Thus, we should trust Allah. In case you have the fear of enemies, recite this shortest Surah of Holy Quran and Allah will protect you. Thus, the benefit of reciting this Surah is to get protection from Allah against enemies.… Read More »