The one and only Thriller Smooth Criminal Lesser known, but one of my favorites: Ghost Man in the Mirror, live at the 1988 Grammys Scream (with Janet) Dangerous, live on MTV Not quite Michael’s music… But still. The Pepsi commercial
No, Sahar’s Blog isn’t turning into a celebrity tabloid blog. And no, this event isn’t as important as the current turmoil in Iran and increasing tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world nor as important as China’s human rights transgressions. But you know what? Michael Jackson was an icon, and had a… Read More Michael Jackson passes away at the age of 50
It seems like I am not the only one who has really been affected by the recent events in Iran. On the one hand, it’s great that so many people have been touched and inspired to act by these events. But, on the other hand, it doesn’t change the fact that they are, well, terrible.… Read More A little boost to a flailing morale with a little YouTherapyTube
Ouh, how I love receiving beautifully worded comments that inspire me to rethink things. Here is an amazing comment left by an anonymous Sahar’s Blog reader on this post: Hello there, I would like to offer a rebuttal of the concept that rallies are inherently ineffective. You wrote (and repeated for emphasis) that “raising awareness…… Read More Activism and Social Justice: How to make sure that fist you’re shaking actually moves something
Remembering a day of tragedy, a day of courage This week marks the 26th anniversary of the day 10 Bahá’í women were hanged in Shiraz, Iran, for teaching religious classes to Bahá’í youth — the equivalent of being Sunday School teachers in the West. One of the men attending the gallows on that day in 1983… Read More From Baha’i-US: ‘Remembering a day of tragedy’
I got myself involved in a couple of heated conversations in the last couple of days. One of them was regarding my position on demonstrations, rallies and the such. While I agree that as a world citizen, we must make our voices heard when defending justice, I do not think that actions reflecting what we… Read More The Dangers of Large-scale Demonstrations: When Peaceful Ones get Angry
This is a great article that refers to some of the issues I raised in an earlier post about Twitter’s strengths and weaknesses, albeit in a less eloquent way. Perhaps this is why this is Sahar’s Blog, and not Sahar’s Consulting Service! In times such as these, when emotions justifiably run quite high, it’s important… Read More From eConsultancy: ‘#IranElection and #CNNFail: lacking #context’
It’s a great beginning: people all over the world are sharing news and raising awareness about what is going on in Iran. After all, the movement of information is vital to any cause. But how can we solve the problem once and for all? How can we make sure that these things stop forever? Well,… Read More Tweeters wonder: what else can we do, other than to hash tweets as #iranelection and wear green?
Another day, another countless tweets that kept me abreast of what was going on in Iran: welcome to the digital age. Every news junkie out there will tell you: while major international news networks such as the CBC, the BBC, CNN and RFI (to name a few) had barely mentioned anything about the situation in… Read More The real winner of the elections in Iran: Twitter Users – Part I
It seems easy for those sitting in the comfort of their own home to shake their heads at what is going on in Iran, and to utter the usual trivial, sometimes judgmental, conversation snippets that seem to almost naturally come out when speaking of such events. After all, everyone has an opinion about everything, no?… Read More It’s not about politics anymore: it’s about justice. It’s not about Iran either: it’s about the whole world.
