Politics

Nowruz this year by the National Union for Democracy

NUFDI is a non-profit, non-partisan organization made up of Iranian-Americans of all backgrounds dedicated to the cause of justice who closely follow events in their home country of Iran. Those events are defined by the Iranian people’s ongoing fight for justice, democracy, and equality. We view it as our responsibility to promote their demands for the same rights that we ... Read More »

Emmanuel Macron goes for the Zelensky look

Dressed in a hoodie bearing the logo of an elite parachute unit, or with his head in his hands as he deals with the current crisis, recent photos of President Macron at work bear an uncanny resemblance to other wartime leaders — but his critics are not convinced by the image being portrayed. “The Zelensky effect,” tweeted Raphael Grably, a ... Read More »

Miss Ukraine Veronika Didosenko

A former Miss Ukraine has described her harrowing escape from Kyiv with her seven-year-old son when the initial Russian attack began. Veronika Didusenko, 26, and her son Alexander fled the Ukrainian capitol after on the morning of 25 February after being woken by air raid sirens and explosions. This week’s guest is Veronika Didusenko, former Miss Ukraine. She was stripped ... Read More »

Who Was Prince William Really Supposed to Marry?

he future king of England and his beautiful bride are basically the perfect couple. They’re so obviously in love with each other and act like newlyweds even after close to a decade of marriage. With class, charm, good looks, and three adorable children, it seems like Prince William and Kate Middleton are supernaturally blessed. But here’s something that most people ... Read More »

Volodymyr Alexander Zelinsky

Volodymyr Zelensky, (born January 25, 1978, Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. [now in Ukraine]), Ukrainian actor and comedian who was elected president of Ukraine in 2019. Although he was a political novice, Zelensky’s anti-corruption platform won him widespread support, and his significant online following translated into a solid electoral base. He won a landslide victory over incumbent Petro Poroshenko in the ... Read More »

Sung by Mohammad Amin Ramin

We tend to work with first generation entrepreneurs who create wealth. A byproduct of their professional success is the complexity created in their personal life. Our role is to develop bespoke solutions to address that complexity. Top of mind to many of these first generation wealth creators is a major concern—I don’t want to mess up or harm my family ... Read More »

Rich kids of politions

We tend to work with first generation entrepreneurs who create wealth. A byproduct of their professional success is the complexity created in their personal life. Our role is to develop bespoke solutions to address that complexity. Top of mind to many of these first generation wealth creators is a major concern—I don’t want to mess up or harm my family ... Read More »

Ex president received honorary doctorate

An honorary doctorate is a high-level academic recognition granted by a university to a recipient without completion of the normal requirements for that degree. Schools grant them to honor the recipient, while also benefiting the university by association. Recipients sometimes have no relationship with the school, no prior degrees, and no formal higher education; though on occasion they might already ... Read More »

The royal family together

The early Christian community distinguished between the identification of the date of Jesus’ birth and the liturgical celebration of that event. The actual observance of the day of Jesus’ birth was long in coming. In particular, during the first two centuries of Christianity there was strong opposition to recognizing birthdays of martyrs or, for that matter, of Jesus. Numerous Church ... Read More »

The only city in America with a Muslim majority

The rest of America may be agonizing over the security implications of taking in those fleeing the twin horrors of Bashar al-Assad and ISIS.  But Syrian refugees are being welcomed with open arms in Hamtramck, Michigan – America’s first and only majority Muslim city.  Once 90 percent Polish Catholic, the blue-collar enclave just outside Detroit has been transformed by successive ... Read More »