Invest in Haiti. Think outside of the box and build new opportunities, which provide jobs, stability, health, security and leverage the talents of the community. Continue reading
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Who the Hell is this Foreigner? News from Rameen Javid in Afghanistan
Who the Hell is this Foreigner? News from Rameen Javid in Kabul, Afghanistan Continue reading
Smile, Wishes for Happiness to You
Smile, Wishes for Happiness by Ani Choyling Drolma. East meets West wisdom for the new year. Continue reading
Claude Lévi-Strauss – Legend in Anthropology
Claude Lévi-Strauss, legend in anthropology and discovery of common human behaviors and patterns despite differences in habitat. Realized common link with my own travels and curiosity of how people live around the world. Continue reading
Don’t Postpone Joy
Don’t postpone joy. A perspective of hope, optimism and joy from Laurey’s Catering supporting little Henry. Continue reading
Art as a Peacemaker in Afghanistan?
Impossible to imagine that art could possibly be a mechanism to bring peace and prosperity to the Afghan community. However, in the midst of war, terror by local militia, food shortages, domestic violence, artisans are finding peace and hope by crafting silk scarves, jewelry and even modifying traditional tent lining felt into home interior products for … Continue reading
Preserve History or Invent the Future?
The ever present cultural divide in any society of the elders preserving history and the young inventing the future is found everywhere around the world. In Tibet, the elders want to preserve the ancient culture, monasteries and religious traditions while the young are eager to go to the modern (Chinese) clubs, restaurants and enjoy the … Continue reading
An Unexpected Perspective of the Opening of the Berlin Wall
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen interviews the East German border guard who opened the gates to the west and forever changed the history of Germany, Europe and the end to the Cold War. As Cohen says in the interview, this could have gone so differently. Continue reading
Note from Afghanistan: “Make Sure What You are Ridiculing is Not Your Own Beard” by Rameen Javid
Rameen Javid, founder of Afghan Communicator, recently sent this note out to the Afghan community worldwide. “Make sure what you are ridiculing is not your own beard” With the recent resurgent interest in Afghanistan and complex theories being put forward by an army of self-claimed Afghan experts, whose collective wisdoms seems to lead us into … Continue reading
“350” 24 October 2009 International Day of Climate Change
Climate change. It has been an elusive issue in the political world yet it is an alarming visible reality in remote regions of the world. Recent reports indicate less Arctic Sea ice, more Carbon Dioxide, an increased sea level, an increased global temperature and a larger ozone hole, which are mobilizing the global community to … Continue reading
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