In 2008, as part of his presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised Americans of Armenian descent that he would, as President, he would recognize the Armenian Genocide. In a letter, from then candidate Obama, he wrote… “my firmly held conviction that the Armenian Genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, ... Read More

If you follow international news (and if you are American, you certainly do), it should be well-known to you that some months ago Sudan split into two countries, Sudan and South Sudan. This brilliant move was designed to help alleviate the violence which had ravaged the country and its people for years. What is ironic ... Read More

As democracy spreads across the World and thrives in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, let’s not forget one of the newest members of this happy club, Egypt. The Arab Spring, as it has been dubbed, has spread the joys of democracy across much of the Middle East, and one of the biggest beneficiaries has been ... Read More

One would expect a story like this to come out of Los Angeles, or perhaps somewhere in Texas, but the trampling to death of the rare bunny happened in Germany. A cameraman, there to film the fawn-colored baby rabbit which was born without ears, accidentally stepped on the rabbit (which was to be named “Til”) ... Read More

Representatives from the Freedom and Justice party (the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, and with their counterparts from Nour, a party of ultraconservative Salafis, are working to introduce an index of companies that comply with sharia law. This would encourage, they argue, investors who have thus far shunned the stock exchange for fear that ... Read More