Tag: world news

Travelers to Tajikistan may want to reconsider which books they bring with them. Recently, the Culture Ministry announced that travelers would need written consent to carry books over the …

Ancient holy scripts have a way of inspiring reverence. Admiration and appreciation is evoked when looking at the old, yellowed pages that can only be handled by experts. There …

Over the course of the last week, Charlotte, N.C. has made international headlines when an officer-involved police shooting brought about protests that devolved into riots and looting. I am a …

It’s  difficult to keep up with the events in our world. In an age of 24-hour news channels, live webcasts from around the globe, millions of daily tweets, and …

Books have long been considered a salve for the soul, but in Syria that has been made literal. In the Damascus suburb of Darayya, people are dodging bullets, shrapnel, …