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One of the richest people in the world got married, and, what a surprise, he spent quite a lot of money on it.
Category: <span>People</span>
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From today’s point of view, the teacher of my school days who taught me a lot was a pretty weird guy. He was the only male teacher in a boarding school in Bavaria, a school run by Catholic nuns.
Most of us here in the US have never heard of Reem Sahwil and I want her to meet you, that’s why I am writing this post. In 2015, a 14-year-old Palestinian refugee in Germany burst into tears in front of the camera, midway through an encounter with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she begged Merkel to spare her family from deportation.
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I always respected and admired Pope Francis because he represented and promoted the true values of Christianity, and not power and authority.
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As we know from history, dictators’ power does not only come from the barrels of guns if they have put the right system and people in the right position. This is also the subject of the life story of the Iraqi Zainab Salbi in her book “Between Two Worlds — The Years with Saddam and My Escape from Tyranny.”
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Happy 4th of July to everybody here in the US. A day for celebration with family and friends. Perhaps a cookout, or a picnic? Our brisket is in the smoker, guarded by our dogs, who successfully stole a few slices the last time we made one. Dogs don’t forget.
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“If one more person shows me their prisoner number, I will punch a holocaust survivor.” I didn’t mean it, not even close, but hoped that somehow it would explain how helpless I felt. The situation was too much for me to handle. The sins of our fathers had been transferred to me, and I felt treated unfairly. It made me angry and so sad.