In its simplest form, a devadasi is a girl in India who is dedicated to a particular god or goddess for her entire life. While this is a part of the story, it’s not everything. Though illegal, girls in India who serve as devadasis are expected to perform sexual...

As a young soldier in the Iraqi army, Zanyar had participated in numerous wars and conflicts, eventually rising to the rank of general. He became a part of the armed forces of Iraq's Kurdish minority, a group hated by the country's oppressive leader Saddam Hussein....

You may remember this story Jesus told. A farmer went out to plant his seeds. He was lavish, allowing some of the seed to fall on the path or among rocks and thorns or weeds. But where the seed fell on fertile, cultivated soil, it can produce an enormous crop. The...