It might not seem like a lot, but simply watching events as they unfold could be a good beginning at helping change the situation in Iran. As Reza Aslan notes: The revolution, it turns out, is far from over. Now if only Iranians can get the rest of us to care. As I ended my… Read More One of the things we can do to help Iran: keep watching
From www.mydamnchannel.com: On June 24, Iranian Superstar Andy Madadian went into an LA recording studio with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and American record producers Don Was and John Shanks to record a musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran. This version of the old Ben E. King classic is not for… Read More Bon Jovi & Andy Madadian record ‘Stand by Me’ for Iranian people
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
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?