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During the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC: The Persian archers were so numerous that, their arrows would block out the sun. Dienekes, a Spartan soldier, undaunted by this prospect, remarked with a laugh: “Then we will fight in the shade…”...

Diplomatic Immunity During my Political studies, I really enjoyed a module on DIPLOMACY and particularly the "Diplomatic Immunity" concept. The concept of Diplomatic Immunity has been traced back to more than 3,000 years ago - but it wasn’t officia...

It is said that a camel owner will apologise to the camel for any mistreatment. The camel will say: هر بدی از ناحیه تو به من رسیده می گذرم؛ مگر یکی از آنها را که هرگز نمی بخشم و آن اینکه گاهی تو افسار مرا به پالان الاغ می بستی "I forgive ev...

The ashes say: آتش رامیتوانم ببخشم ولی تبر را هرگز "we can forgive the fire, but not the axe..." This can have two meanings: - That the handle of the axe is made of wood, like the tree ... so it hurts more when pai...

Mao Zedong & the killing of 1,000,000,000 sparrows Sparrows eat grains and China was facing food shortages. So the Communist Leader Mao Zedong launched the "Smash Sparrows Campaign", from 1958 to 1962 in China... killing 1 billion sparrows. Wha...

The scholars say: be 'saalih - صالح' and a 'muslih - مصلح' There is a huge difference between the two: The person who is 'saalih - صالح', is a pious person, who reforms himself, like: prayers, fasting, dhikr, recitations, etc. Nobody has an issue ...

On a cold and windy day, a hunter caught some birds. He started slaughtering them one by one, while the other birds were watching. Due to the cold and wind, his eyes started to shed tears. One of the gullible birds said: انظر إلى الصياد المسكين، ك...

A man said to a minister of the Ummayids: "You have an attribute that the Prophet did not have." The minister asked: "How is that possible, O fool?!" The man said: "God told His Prophet: "If you [O Prophet] had been rude and hard-hearted, they woul...

An evil governor once said: "O people, praise God because from the day I have been appointed over you, God has averted the plagues from you." A Bedouin said: "God is too merciful, He won’t combine two calamities upon us, you and the plague." خطب أم...

Do NOT give authority to incompetent people: It is said that an elephant was once running away from the jungle. When asked for the reason, he said: "The Lion has ordered that all Giraffe's should be killed." It was said: "But you are an Elephant, yo...