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Die Qual der Wahl [1] – it’s a catchy German phrase that captures so much of our Zeitgeist. Have you walked into a store, taken one look, and walked back out, overwhelmed by the number of shampoos on offer – and no earthly idea about what actually distinguishes one from the other, with no soul in sight to give you any insights? Or do you live on Amazon, so you can select from zillions of doormats and backpacks to find just the right size, style, and motif? Or maybe you subsc

The Island’s Heyday of Photos and Postcards   Many of you know that Zanzibar harbored a world-class port city in the 19 th century, with...

I share a birthday with Abraham Lincoln, so I always perk up when I see an article about him. I also perk up because he was a great man,...

The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC just closed its very popular exhibit on Impressionism, which compared two Parisian art...

A month ago, I was nearing publication of The Centennial Collection , the third in my series on Sayyida Salme’s life and writings. I had...

All’s well that ends well – and so we might breathe a sigh of relief with Sheikha Mahra’s latest post:    Dear Father, [1] Thank you for...

Death comes to all of us until our own death arrives. Death is a fact of life, as we live a lifetime of family and friends that we lose....

A new year is upon us – at least the Western new year, as a matter of convention. Other new years start at different times of year. The...