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U.S., Iranian Presidents Speak By Phone

  U.S. President Barack Obama says he has spoken by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rohani in the first direct conversation between U.S. and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. The conversation came hours after Rohani called the United States a “great” nation, a stark reversal from his predecessors, as intense diplomatic efforts by […]

God Speaks to Moses

  Farid ud-Din AttarOne day God spoke to Moses and said:‘Visit Satan, question him, use your head.’So Moses descended to Hell’s burning halls;Satan saw him coming, a smile did he installOn his fiery face. Moses proudly asked himFor advice, waiting for Satan’s crafty whim;Satan spoke through his coal-black teeth:‘Remember this rule which sense bequeathsNever say […]