My niece told me that her school friend dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but her parents, practicing Muslims, did not allow her to attend ballet classes because ballet is “haram.” The girl had to give up her dream despite her obvious talent and passionate desire. Another acquaintance of mine forbade their daughter from practicing rhythmic gymnastics because Islam prohibits sports …
Read moreIf someone does you a favor, even if you didn’t ask for it, you subconsciously feel indebted to them, you want to thank them, and you do something for them. For example, in the 1970s, the income of the Hare Krishnas in the USA began to grow rapidly only after they started using a new tactic. Before asking for donations …
Read moreFor many centuries, Jews and Palestinians have been in conflict over their right to live in the “Promised Land,” that is, in Palestine.
Let’s try to understand this conflict and describe it in simple, understandable language.
Palestine is a territory that includes the modern states of Israel, Palestine, Jordan, part of Syria, and part of Lebanon.
In …
Read moreI often see closing stores, restaurants, cafes, and hair salons in the city. I genuinely feel sorry for the owners of these businesses, who undoubtedly suffered huge losses. When I think about such bankrupt companies on the scale of the country, my heart bleeds. How many resources, money, and efforts were spent in vain? No one will reimburse these businessmen …
Read moreThe debate about wearing religious clothing in schools is raging not only in Kazakhstan, but also throughout Europe.
My opinion is unequivocal: if the state proclaims itself secular, then all religious attributes should be removed from schools: crosses, crucifixes, the Quran, etc., students should not display their religious affiliation, i.e., they should not wear crosses, scarves, prayer beads, etc.
Outside …
Read moreWhen I first joined social media, I gained many real and virtual friends. The number of them gradually increased. But at one point, I started noticing that some of them were unfollowing me or even turning into haters, people who hated me and constantly criticized me. The most surprising thing was that among them were my friends and acquaintances from …
Read moreAs a practicing businessman and company leader, I can afford to travel the world regularly. Many of my colleagues find this impossible. They believe that business must be managed from an office. I am trying to break this stereotype by my example.
To achieve this, I made two discoveries for myself: first, I realized that perfectionism leads to getting stuck …
Read moreMore than 100 nationalities live in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In everyday life, representatives of all ethnic groups live in peace and harmony, form friendships, help each other, rejoice, and grieve together.
But from time to time, ethnic conflicts flare up in our large friendly family.
Why? What’s the reason? It shouldn’t be like that.
Unfortunately, there is indeed a …
Read moreBillions of years ago, with the emergence of life on Earth, the simplest living beings initially reproduced by division, budding, fragmentation, spores, and so on. With this method of reproduction, almost any living creature could produce offspring.
Later, through evolution, a more complex method of reproduction appeared – sexual reproduction, that is, the mating of two individuals of different sexes …
Read moreIn Kazakhstani courts, high-profile cases periodically arise where one person accuses another of slander. And often, the courts issue guilty verdicts, resulting in the convicted having to pay huge fines, and sometimes even going to prison. Many are shocked by this. But there’s no need to be surprised. That’s our law. You can go to jail for words. By and …
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