Aisha Nizar Nazim, a student, won the title of champion in the ninth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge in Iraq.

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One member of the minority religious community found asylum in Europe and sends home his meager grocery store wages.

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Jonah wasn’t scared he’d fail. He was scared he’d succeed. God said, “Go to Nineveh.” Jonah said, “No thanks,” and boarded a ...

His wife was holding the newborn as they argued. The man fired the arrow at them, killing the baby and injuring the woman.