Where is the vision? Where are we heading? And how do we get there? For some reason, when it comes to the Middle East, people the world over seem to content themselves with half measures and short-sighted thinking. We feel …
Posted in Activism, Current Events, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Issues and Causes, Middle East, Regional Issues | Leave a commentIt’s one thing to bring about a revolution; it’s quite another to bring about revolutionary change. There are people dying, even as we speak, on the streets of the Middle East. Mohammed Bouazizi of Tunisia set himself on fire, and …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Freedom of Speech, Middle East, Politics, Regional Issues | 2 CommentsMohammed Bouazizi was an educated young man, from Sidi Abu Zeid, a small town in Tunisia, who entered the job market that had no jobs. To support his mother and sister, he undertook, without a license, to sell vegetables on …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Middle East, Regional Issues | Leave a commentThings are heating up in the Middle East. People throughout the region are fed up, and rightfully so. They’ve had it with the oppressive regimes, the corruption, the lack of economic opportunities, and the denial of human rights. And yet, …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Current Events, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Politics, Regional Issues | 8 CommentsSome of my friends and I have recently begun work on a project we call Billionaires for Peace; an effort to inspire top business leaders with a Vision of Hope [...]
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Current Events, Economy, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Regional Issues | 2 CommentsFor the first time India ABSTAINED from UN vote. After 7 years of voting against Iran’s human rights violations, why the sudden change in policy?
Could it have to do with India’s multi-billion dollar oil and gas project with Iran?
If we don’t know the person we don’t know about its virtuous things we only have a blurred picture of his on our minds & if we listen to rumour then we firstly like to confirm it what we listen …
Posted in Creativity, Current Events, Economy, Education, History, Islam, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, Women, Youth | 2 CommentsBased on his theory of Post-Industrialism, Famous American sociologist, Daniel Bell claims : “Politicion should be a socialist in economics, a liberal in politics, and a conservative in culture.”
Posted in Culture, Democracy, Economy, General, Iran, Politics, Society | Tagged Islamic Republic, Liberalization | 1 CommentThe Middle East is home to some of the finest mosaics the world has ever known. Most of them date back to antiquity and bear stark witness to the passage of time. But what about now? Do you think it …
Posted in Current Events, Economy, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Palestine/Israel, Politics, Regional Issues, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism | 6 CommentsBeyond our culture of contest lies a different kind of democracy: gentle, just and… inevitable. “Beyond King of the Mountain” is a documentary short about democratic governance outside of the “Western Liberal” model. Particularly poignant for those who are thinking …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Democracy, Economy, Film, Iran, News and Politics, Politics, Religion | 1 Comment