Columns Written by Qamar khan Qureshi.
May 18, 2018 E.L. Hamilton A group of ethnic-minority villagers in one of the poorest corners of China have steadfastly refused to give up the place they have called home for a decade, a half a century, or even thousands of years, depending on whom you ask. Their castle is an enormous cave. If Ethnic Miao … Read more
Nov 9, 2018 Alexandra Dantzer It is known to us that Jesus used special anointment oils that had almost magical power, curing a range of illnesses from skin diseases to eye infections. However, what he might have been using in these oils is still under scientific scrutiny. While linguists and historians are dealing with the etymology … Read more
Nov 9, 2018 Tijana Radeska Warriors were inseparable from their weapons, swordsmiths were respected as artisans, and sword making was seen as a ritual. Swords have always been of a great importance in folktales, legends, and historical battles. Many of them passed the test of time, keeping the numerous stories embodied in them. Here are some … Read more
Nov 9, 2018 Tijana Radeska She is remembered in history as Doc Holliday’s on-and-off girlfriend with the big nose. But Big Nose Kate was much more than that. She showed true grit when it came to situations like saving her life or the life of her beloved man. She was born Mary Katherine Horony in 1850, … Read more
January 2, 2019 by Paulo Coelho According to the dictionary: a tendency of the spirit to consider something as probable; the second of the theological virtues; expectation; supposition; probability. For the ancient Greeks: In one of the classic myths of the Creation, one of the gods, furious at the fact that Prometheus stole fire and in doing so … Read more
December 31, 2018 by Paulo Coelho Success comes to those who do not waste time comparing what they are doing with what others are doing; it enters the house of the person who says every day: ‘I will do my best.’ People who seek only success rarely find it, because success is not an end in itself, … Read more
December 29, 2018 by Paulo Coelho Think of the lizard.It spends most of its life on the ground, envying the birds and indignant at its fate and its shape. “I am the most disliked of all the creatures,” it thinks. “Ugly, repulsive, and condemned tocrawl along the ground.” One day, though, Mother Nature asks the lizard to … Read more
