Quand on parle de lecture, on songe généralement aux adultes, pas aux enfants. Or les deux sont liés : si les enfants ne lisent pas, et si leurs parents ne leur lisent pas des livres, il y a, de fait, un grand problème. Parce que les parents ont le devoir de faire aimer la lecture à leurs enfants, – et de leur faire lire les bons livres au bon moment.La lecture…

Daniel Benjamin comments on the state of the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Here he talks about the war on Yemen: In Yemen, the Saudi campaign against the Houthi insurgents has become the signature initiative for Riyadh’s new and emboldened foreign policy. The United States has voiced hedged support for the Saudi effort — primarily an effort at alliance maintenance, which was a necessity against the backdrop of the nuclear negotiations. But behind the scenes, Washington has gnawing concerns about the Saudi war effort [bold mine-DL]. The bombing runs are killing civilians in appalling numbers, and a country that hovers on desperation has been plunged into…

Guatemala is at a historic juncture. President Otto Pérez Molina submitted his resignation on September 2 after months of protests that culminated in a nationwide strike on August 27. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in the streets throughout the country. Pérez Molina is now behind bars. He faces charges of fraud, accepting bribes, and illegal association. The protests began in April, when CICIG—a United Nations commission formed to help Guatemala prosecute high-impact crimes—found that the vice president and others in Pérez Molina’s administration had been eliminating customs tariffs in exchange for bribes. This maneuver cheated the Guatemalan public out…

Allah (جل جلاله) orders: و بالوالدين إحسانا و بذي القربي و المساكين و الجار الجنب و الصاحب إبن الجنب و إبن السبيل و ما ملكت إيمانكم And do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and what your right hands possess. [4:36] In this verse of the Quran, two types of neighbors are mentioned: the next-door neighbors and the ones who live farther. A short-term neighborhood exists while one is traveling in a plane, bus, train, etc. Students in a class or…

Anger is in the air. Angela Merkel has come to Heidenau and the locals are lined up to see her. But it is anything but a friendly welcome: It is a crowd full of hate. Some call out: "Traitor to Your People!" Others yell "We Are the Pack," a reference to Deputy Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel's strong condemnation of right-wing, anti-refugee demonstrators. It is the pride of idiots. After the chancellor disappears into the former building supplies store, where 400 refugees have found shelter, the residents of the small Saxony town begin talking about the outsiders who have become their temporary…