Education

The Battle of Badr: 313 Men, 1,000 Warriors — and a Vic...

On the 17th of Ramadan, 624 CE, a Muslim army of 313 faced a Quraysh force of 1,...

The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Ad...

Bob Crawford discusses the leap from stage to page and why his new book, “Americ...

What’s Driving the Spike in College Students with Disab...

Universities from Harvard to Hampshire have admitted significantly more students...

From 2014: Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Cro...

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-cen...

From 2019: Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Blac...

Ms. Morrison, who wrote “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” was the first African-A...

From 2010: Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Black Liv...

A distinguished American poet, she examined the experience of being Black and fe...

From 1967: Dorothy Parker, Literary Wit, Dies at Age 73

She enjoyed a lifelong reputation as a glittering, annihilating humorist. For he...

From 1992: Audre Lorde, 58, a Poet, Memoirist and Lectu...

Her large body of work, which included poetry, essays and autobiography, reflect...

From 1960: Zora Hurston, 57, Writer, Is Dead

Although her books, written in the dialect of the Deep South, established her as...

From 2006: Oriana Fallaci, Incisive Italian Journalist,...

An iconoclastic journalist, she was known for her war coverage and her aggressiv...

From 1968: Helen Keller, 87, Dies; She Became Symbol of...

She overcame blindness and deafness, but insisted that there was nothing miracul...

From 1975: Hannah Arendt, Political Scientist, Is Dead ...

She caused controversy with books like “Eichmann in Jerusalem,” published in 196...

Tom Junod Would Like to Tell You About His Father

A star writer from the heyday of magazines reveals the family secret behind his ...

Gems of the Promised Messiah & Imam Mahdi (as) – Who st...

How can I reject the fresh revelation of God Almighty? The post Gems of the Prom...

The Holy Prophet (sa) – Part VII

An illustration of the Holy Prophet's (sa) humility, perfect morals, his superio...

Al-Tafsīr Al-Kabīr (The Grand Exegesis)

The connection between the end of Sūrah al-Isrā’ and the beginning content of al...