She looked 14, but she was pregnant. She wore a big dress probably meant for someone three times her size, as if to conceal her pregnancy. Maybe she just liked the dress. It was not obvious. She looked so sad, but at the same time determined. She caught my attention.…
It’s been a week since Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan moved to slash oil subsidies in West Africa’s largest oil producing country. Seven days on, and unprecedented protests have been the result. Nigerians argue that the increased oil prices will make overall living costs higher, particularly for food purchases as an…
Nor say of anything, “I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow,” without adding, so please Allah!” And call thy Lord to mind when thou forgetest, and say, “I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road.” – Surah 18:…