Nooses, Nooses, Everywhere

America has nooses on the brain. A noose was hung outside the office of Madonna Constantine, pictured above on Tuesday, October 9th at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College.
Constantine issued a statement saying, “I am upset that the Teachers College community has been exposed to such an unbelievably vile incident, and I would like us [...]

Rape has morphed from tool of war into societal epidemic in Congo

“Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, cannot bear to listen to the stories his patients tell him anymore.

“Every day, 10 new women and girls who have been raped show up at his hospital. Many have been so sadistically attacked, butchered by bayonets and assaulted with chunks of wood, that their reproductive and digestive systems are beyond [...]

Quote of the Day: Mawlana Rumi

“Whatever you lost through the stroke of destiny, know it was to save you from adversity. One small affliction keeps off greater afflictions; one small loss prevents greater losses.”

-Persian poet Mawlana Rumi, whose followers created the Whirling Dervishes.

Souce: MysticSaint