Depending on your origins, proverbs can be witty, funny, philosophical, and sometimes, even offensive. Popular Nigerian proverbs and their real-life interpretations. O Oreoluwa Olanipekun Follow ...

Now a new, 700-page, collection titled Muheet-ul-Amsaal: Kahavaton Aur Maqoolon ka Majmoo’a has just come out. Compiled by Wasiullah Khokhar and published by Lahore’s Daarun Navaadir, it is the ...

Translation: The beautiful one is never perfect. Meaning: This proverb is still in use, although urban folks would use the word “el-helw” instead of the country equivalent, “el-zein.” When you admire ...