Ah blogging, how I love you. Not only do you provide me with yet another social space in which I can learn so much, but I get to discover gems such as Engendering Equality, a fantastic blog that promotes discussion around a document prepared by the Institute for Studied in Global Prosperity entitled “Advancing towards… Read More Guest Blogger on Engendering Equality
I feel like I’m cheating a little when it comes to blogging these days; I tend to blog about things other people have either said or written. But then again, isn’t trying to understand the world in large part about listening to others, first trying to understand why, within their own framework, they make sense,… Read More Finding the Truth, one Discussion at a Time
I don’t have any through research nor lots of data to back the following statement up, but it seems to me that one of the reasons for the recent upsurge in prejudices, as expressed in various anti-insert-a-culture-or-religion-here sentiment is intimately linked with fear of the unknown, which, mixed with a liberal dose of misinformation, can… Read More Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie
The morning of my 20th birthday, I woke up thinking: “Thank God, I survived my teenage years.” Finally! The lingering questions that had plagued me for the previous 10 years would somehow fade away, as hitting 20 would enable me to acquire the insight needed to become one of those fulfilled adults whose examples have… Read More Understanding the Nature of Human Nature (or at least, trying very hard to)
After a very long time, I finally got an hour to catch up on my reading. I don’t know if I am just more efficient now at finding good articles, or if their numbers and quality has increased in recent years, but the wealth of empowering pieces that on the one hand sustain my hope… Read More Partying it up online à la Nerd!
Ballads, love songs, the swelling of the music, the catching of the singer’s voice… Awesomeness, wouldn’t you say? Although I really like love songs, I have come to a couple of realizations. One of them is that popular love songs seem almost exclusively to be focused on romantic love; how weird is that, considering that… Read More Silly Love Songs
We tend to be ashamed of the mistakes that we make; they are seen as a big taboo, something we should never, ever do, especially not in school. Just thinking about the red pen marks all over my paper was incentive enough for me to study hard. Although it did help me to learn to… Read More Creating a Culture of Learning: Mistakes as an integral part of the process
While the situation in the world seems to be getting more and more dire by the day, we only get exposed to the worst news available. But when one puts a little time into looking for it, good news is also abundant. And, dare I say, at the rate this good news is increasing, it… Read More Lots of good things happening
I really like Lady Gaga’s new song for two reasons. The first is that it’s so catchy. I have listened to it so many times I have lost count. I have the feeling it’s one of those songs that, years from now, will stay be playing on the radio and people will not be tired… Read More Some quick initial thoughts on Lady Gaga’s new single “Born this Way”
Baha’i artists who performed on “Arise” tell how their music reflects their faith – and how they hope to reach others with their message of hope. Check out the video here.