affront: verb 1a: to insult, especially to the face, by behaviour or language b: to cause offence to 2a: to face in defiance: confront b: obsolete: to appear directly before affront: noun 1: a deliberate offence 2: obsolete: a hostile encounter Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Photo credit: NPR President Donald Trump has said he doesn’t want Somali immigrants in the US. The AP reports that he said the residents of the war-ravaged country are too reliant on the US social security safety net and add little to the United States. in the United states. Trump’s description of the immigrant community…
Egypt on Tuesday inaugurated the 24th Meeting of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP24) in Cairo, convening ministers and representatives from 21 Mediterranean countries, regional and international organizations to advance efforts to protect the Mediterranean Sea from pollution. Daily News reports that the Local Development Minister and acting Environmental Minister Manal Awad said hosting COP24 reflects “deep…
Photo credit: Times of Israel Eman Hassan Lawwa was dressed in traditional Palestinian prints, and Hikmat Lawwa wore a suit as they walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of other couples dressed similarly. The 27-year-old Palestinians were among 54 couples to get married on Tuesday in a mass wedding in…
Photo credit; Authority Newspaper While not necessarily supporting the disobedience of orders in a democracy, I find it bizarre that governments in Nigeria are busy giving people concerned a bizarre Christmas present. They have chosen to demolish houses which lack approval from the authorities. But then, I don’t agree that a house will just appear…
I’m confessing to getting used to a pastime. It’s sitting by a coffee in a cafe and watching the goings on early in the morning. You see, many cafes have picture windows here. It’s not as if I’m unemployed. I purposely changed my duty hours to night shift so that I’ll have time for some…
debauchery: noun 1: extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures: behaviour involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral 2: archaic: the act of luring someone away from virtue or duty Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
