In recent years, people have been encouraged to adopt dogs or cats instead of buying them. All over the world, there are shelters with animals waiting to be welcomed into a permanent and loving home....
Grief is different for everyone. That's what I've learned in the last few months after my dad's death. I already knew it, but now, I have seen it up close. Everyone has the right to feel and...
This is a disturbing true account that may contain triggers. Please read with caution. There are certain pivotal events in every person's life that shape & define an individual. Whether it be...
According to Bureau of Justice statistics, an average of three women a day are murdered by a man who 'loves them'. It doesn't feel like a stretch, if one is venturing to make a suggestion on...
For the last month, we at Global Comment have posted a song a day of the best Christmas songs of all time. Now, here they are gathered together into one post, with an added Spotify list. What's your...
On Thanksgiving, I, like millions of other people across the US, sat at my Thanksgiving day table and promptly got into a fight with my conservative family members. Thanksgiving is one of the most...
Khadijah Abdel Majid (aka Kaidy, wife of Ali Khasawneh), passed away at 11.30 am on June 13th, in her home in Amman. She was 77 years old. She was the mother of Lina, Lulu, Mahmoud, and the author...
You're headed home for the holidays, or you're the one hosting them. Despite best efforts, there's no chance that every event will go off without at least one person who is guaranteed to ruin the...
The first time my ex-husband hit me, it was around 6 o'clock in the morning. I was three months pregnant. I hit him back and ran, locking myself in our bedroom. He kicked down the door to get at me,...
What came first, the documentary or the wedding video? Doug Block has been filming weddings for the best part of two decades to support his work as a documentarian. It’s well paid but Doug tries to...
