Divali.  For the Love of Light…   Encyclopedia of Hinduism Get the facts about this 5-day long Indian festival, which begins this year on Oct 26.  Divali is the Hindu festival of lights, and means literally, “row of lights,” of which many appear throughout the holiday.   Philosophically, Divali marks a passage from ignorance to knowledge. [...]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Most people have heard of the 9/11 Commission Report, produced by “an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation . . . in late 2002”. Read it at http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf. For more public documents by the commission, including staff monographs and staff statements, check out  http://www.9-11commission.gov/ World [...]