I remember some compliments more than others. When I was 16, an achingly gorgeous girl told me I looked “hot” at a party. An affirming moment, right? Except, in truth, I was in the first phase of an eating disorder that would whittle down my teenage body to a dangerous point. I hoarded praise like […]
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Dearth on the Nile: Egypt cannot live by compliments alone
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Compliments from the Saudi dictatorship-How to stone someone to death
Saudi law specifies the rules and regulations for the “proper” stoning of a woman or a man. http://angryarab.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/saudi-law-specifies-rules-and.html It reads: “Stoning stones should be from a medium-size solid brick, almost the size of the palm, not small pebbles which can prolong suffering or he big ones which can kill fast thereby preventing the purposeful torture. […]
How best to teach History – The case of Malaysia
Azly Rahman (nsnbc) : There is a nagging debate emerging: either to teach Social Contract or Malaysian History. I feel that the framers of the debate are getting confused and asking the wrong questions about how to teach History. Here are my thoughts on what actually History teachers need to do. Those who think that we […]