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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: One Way We Can Contribute

While not a parent myself, the well-being of children is a heartfelt concern of mine, increasingly so as more and more of my friends are having babies. While the Baha’i Writings offer excellent guidance on how to raise children, there is still a wide breadth of options available within it. And so, it is not… Read More It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: One Way We Can Contribute

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Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie

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

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Review: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 18

There is a great gem of a show on the CBC that I have been watching almost since its beginnings that has great potential to be reviewed on Sahar’s blog. But, to be honest, there is just so much to talk about in the mere 20-something minutes that the show lasts that I can’t ever… Read More Review: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 18