The Garden of Sparkling Delight

  Charles Dickens wrote the lovely Christmas novella called ‘A Christmas Carol’. It was published just before Christmas in the year 1843 . H...

An ancient wise man of the 8th century BC once wrote, ‘speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are des...

This is an extract from the novel ‘The Garden of Sparkling Delight,’ by Deborah Varen. Yara, who is a friend of the chief character, is a gi...

As I write this I am in the midst of trying to help fight a battle against authority on behalf of a victimized young person. I am one of tho...

  If money is short, one way of getting home is to take a long distance bus. One national company  is offering fares home on Christmas Day t...

Imagine that you are a young African woman.  You are sold by your family to people- traffickers who take you on a long journey to the place ...

What makes a duchess cry? That’s a very strange question and one I’ve never asked myself before!  Maybe they cry when they can’t afford to k...