On November 5, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured American hostages. This moment is well-known, documented and discussed by many, but what is less known or rather forgotten is that 16 days after it, on November 20, 1979, Islamic students stormed the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
What started as [...]

Did you read “1984″ by G.Orwell? If an answer is “Yes” than you should also know that Orwell’s world is closer than you might think. According to The New York Times, the National Security Agency has eavesdropped, without warrants, on as many 500 people inside the United States at any given time since 2002. Without [...]

Want to buy something atypical for your friend(s)? Tired of thinking how to surprise your girl(boy-)friend for the New Year or Christmas? We can help! Here are some gift ideas for the upcoming holidays.

1. Is someone crazy about iPods on your gift-list? Make them happy! New iBox Solid Boxer is a perfect gift [...]

On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a Japanese city and headquarters of the 2nd General Army. Sixteen hours later after the attack, U.S. President Harry S. Truman’s report of the event was broadcast to radio listeners:

“The world will know that the first atomic [...]

About leadership
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them” said John Maxwell. And I can’t agree more with him on this one. A true leader suppose to motivate and set an example, encouraging others to follow him/her. To prove it we found an excellent visual example of [...]

The Deir Yassin massacre (Deir Yassin is also transliterated from Arabic as Dayr Yasin and frequently (mis)transliterated from Hebrew writings as Dir Yassin) refers to the killing of scores of Arab civilians at the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem in the British Mandate of Palestine by Jewish irregular forces between April 9 and 11, [...]