Afghanistan’s leader has exerted full control over a city that once enjoyed looser social norms, even under Taliban rule.
Under Sheikh Hamad, the tiny nation of Qatar developed immense natural gas wealth and cultivated influence far beyond its ...
HERAT, Afghanistan — Businesses in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat have suffered from a downturn in female customers opting to stay home following a recent crackdown by morality police on women’s ...
Pakistan, July 13 -- Five laborers were killed when unidentified armed men opened fire in Mashkhel, Washuk district, police ...
“The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic — the man who actually does the work.” Theodore ...
Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are reporting a sharp decline in sales after many women stopped visiting markets following a recent crackdown on dress code violations. Shopkeepers ...
Nations, like men, are measured not by what they inherit but by what they dare to imagine. HH the late Father Amir Sheikh Ham ...
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The architect of Qatari autonomy

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made Qatar safe by making it relevant.
As we tell the stories of great Christian leaders, it is essential that we include the humanizing force of their mistakes — both as a vehicle for explaining how growth happens and as an opportunity to ...