Arts

Socially Engaged Art in Relation to The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program { Guest Post }

{ This post was written by my lovely and supremely talented friend, Shirin } The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program is a Baha’i sponsored program for youth aged 11 to 15 years old aimed towards thinking about their inner lives and actions and how they can contribute to the betterment of their community through service… Read More Socially Engaged Art in Relation to The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program { Guest Post }

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Queen Noor on The Colbert Report: Sahar’s blog is in sync with royalty!

I posted a piece about Stephen Colbert’s campaign to have NASA respect the results of their online poll to name the third node of the space station after him, since he won with over 230’000 votes (original post: here). I wrote: “The other interesting thing is going to be watching Stephen Colbert stand up for… Read More Queen Noor on The Colbert Report: Sahar’s blog is in sync with royalty!

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Zimbabwe – get your Government involved

Action speaks louder than words (even if you use a loudspeaker). I have received a couple of emails from concerned readers who don’t know what to do. First of all, read about it. That way, you can raise awareness without getting the facts wrong, you can write papers about it for school, you can blog… Read More Zimbabwe – get your Government involved

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Injustice in Zimbabwe: A Thorn staight to one’s heart

Nothing angers me as much as injustice does. This is one of the reasons I wanted to write; awareness if the first step towards action. Which is why I feel compelled to write about Zimbabwe. Although my knowledge and understanding of the situation is still pretty superficial and limited, what I do know is that… Read More Injustice in Zimbabwe: A Thorn staight to one’s heart