During the 50s of the last century, there was a law that forbade any shop from writing its name using a foreign language instead of Arabic. Any business that did otherwise was given …
Read More »Dr. Laurence Ajaka
Proud to Be Lebanese
Lebanon is a unique country with a wealth of history and culture. Although it’s part of the Arab world, it has always had a unique place within it. It is one of the …
Read More »Death Is a Passage, Heaven Is a Destination!
Death is often called the ultimate equalizer as all of the creation must pass through that phase shrouded in mystery and engulfed with intrigue. Regardless of the belief system, religions and even atheists …
Read More »A Wake-up Call for Teachers: No Homework!
Homework is still considered a vital tool for delivering knowledge. It is a standard of practice in schools across the globe; from the jungles of the Amazon to the sleek metropolitan of London. …
Read More »A Wake-Up Call for Parents Who Smack Their Children!
Psychiatrists, sociologists, parents, and teachers are advocating against using any forms of physical discipline or violence against children, yet even in advanced nations in regions such as North America, mild physical punishment is …
Read More »The Interplay between our Conscious and Subconscious Minds!
The interplay between the superconscious mind, conscious mind and subconscious mind remains a mystery to psychologists and scientists. This is becoming even more urgent as stress is slowly moving to the top tier …
Read More »Social Media: a Blessing or a Curse?
Social media has become such an integral part of our lives that we sometimes fail to remember that only 10 years ago, it was still a budding idea. Facebook seemed like an unnecessary …
Read More »For Every Man Shall Bear His Own Burden!
Parents always seem to be confident that if they lecture their teens enough on the risks of illicit behavior early on, that will automatically mean they can save their children from the fate …
Read More »Is There Love?
What if love is not real? People regularly enter relationships full of ideas and misconceptions that they have accumulated from their previous affairs. They enter projecting an idyllic and sublime future that will …
Read More »Why Do We Seek a Relationship?
Relationships have been a backbone for our societies ever since man started to live in organized units. Being part of a family unit and procreating seems to be the natural path to choose …
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