9 women describe the frustration, shame, and heartbreak of being a fat person on a plane

This article originally appeared on 12.07.16 Before moving to London to pursue a degree in anthropology, Stacy Bias had to decide if it was worth getting on the airplane. “As a woman over 300 pounds, flying was pretty anxious for me,” Bias says. Over the years, Bias came to fear being stared at, subjected to …

Nizam al-Mulk was an excellent and clever vizier of Seljuk state. Historians and poets describe him as a great organizer…

Nizam al-Mulk was an excellent and clever vizier of Seljuk state. Historians and poets describe him as a great organizer and an ideal soldier and scholar. The domestic affairs of state were handled by Nizam al-Mulk, who also founded the administrative organization that characterized and strengthened the sultanate during the reigns of sultan Alparslan and …