A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More
Lucky Akhain writes to assert that Nigeria is one of the most difficult
Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about her new biography of Barbara Walters, plus the latest national political news, including the White House Correspondents Dinner and Pres. Biden's agreement to a debate.
Shafaqna English- The eighth Shia Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (AS), was born in Medina in 765 AD. His parents were Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (AS) and Lady Tahira (SA) . He was given the epithet al-Ridha (‘the one agreed upon’) and his teknonym was Abul-Hassan. After the martyrdom of his
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Shafaqna English- Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS), better known as Al-Jawad (AS) (‘The Generous’), was born in Medina in 811 AD. He was killed by the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad in 835 AD. He was the Imam for 17 years. (Irshad) He was born at a time Ma’mun and his half-brother,
Shafaqna English- Imam Al-Sadiq (AS), the sixth Shia Imam, was born in 702 AD in Medina. He passed away in 765 AD there and is buried in Baqi Cemetry. His mother was Umm Farwa bint Al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad b. Abu Bakr. Al-Sadiq’s (AS) Imamate lasted 34 years. (Irshad) His Imamate
Spanish politics are usually the last thing on an expat’s mind but even the apolitical can’t avoid them when they reach the international media. That’s what happened when Pedro Sanchez, president – not of Spain, but the Spanish government – announced on April 24 on X (formerly Twitter) that he would spend the next five […]
Considering D.C. is a city with both a vibrant theater scene and lots of museums, art galleries, murals, and working artists, it is not surprising that there is overlap in […]
Sometimes it’s the lingering scent of grilled meat or fish that draws Earl; other nights, it’s a certain combination of seeds and nuts served up in a hanging bird feeder that entices.
Fans say they were extremely impressed with how everything went, especially since it was the first concert of its kind here in the Queen City.
Jeet Heer The South Dakota governor is betting that GOP voters love performative cruelty, even if it’s inflicted on an adorable young doggy.