‘How to change others’ has 1.6 billion entries on Google. ‘Change myself’ has 800 million entries. I wonder if that indicates anything? Yes, we tend to focus on other’s problems rather than change myself. How much time do we analyze,...
Charlie Hebdo reveals the best and the worst of humankind. So many contradictions in society come to a head in the aftermath of slayings. We’re going to stay with contradictions in society and the Charlie Hebdo syndrome for the time-being. Not because I want to...
Following Paris Terrorism Francois Hollande called for national solidarity and France rallied around its President. But what pathways are to be followed for a national and international awakening and reconciliation? A few days after the Paris terrorism nightmare in...
On Wednesday, 7 January 2015, Paris Terrorism left twelve people dead, 3 in flight, a newspaper, Charlie Hebdo devastated, a city traumatized, a nation in mourning and a world in more disarray. I happen to live in France so, was closer to this one and you can’t...
Is this “do good?” The 480 page ‘Torture Report’, a cut-down version of a 6000 page study, is about to be published revealing some darker sides of what many consider one of the more ‘peaceable’ countries of the world. Somewhat of a...
Violence in Ferguson, Missouri. November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Metro incidents in Cairo… In preparation for today’s blog post, as usual, I did a little research. I’d heard about the above events of...