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Teaching Children About Religious Diversity

Posted September 8th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

“I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church.  For you and I are sons of one religion, and it’s the spirit.” -Kahlil Gibran It’s that time of year when important holidays from major world faiths converge, we’re about to mark another anniversary of 9/11, and those [...]

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The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males: We All Should Pay Attention

Posted August 22nd, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

Forty-seven percent of Black American males graduate from high school in the U.S.  In other words, the majority of black boys are not graduating from high school in the United States of America. The 47% takes all states into account, from Maine, with a 98% graduation rate, to New York, with just 25% of black [...]

A Different Take on Michelle Obama’s Spain Vacation

Posted August 16th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

My family and I have just returned from  an unforgettable vacation, which, given the firestorm in the U.S. press, I’m a little embarrassed to admit, and feel I need to justify:  We went to Spain – at the same time as Michelle and Sasha Obama and girlfriends, and to many of the same spots (though [...]

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Action Alert – End Violence Against Women and Girls Internationally with I-VAWA

Posted July 26th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

I received an email today from the Tahirih Justice Center, an outstanding non-profit organization dedicated to protecting immigrant women and girls fleeing violence, about critical upcoming legislation that every mom will care about.  The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA), groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that will dedicate US resources and leadership to fight violence against women [...]

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Good-bye to World Cup, But Not the Teachable Moments – Global Girl Media

Posted July 13th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

The euphoria of the final World Cup match is over and so many people around the world don’t know what to do with themselves.  Summer 2010 has been marked by one nation after another facing off in the stunning World Cup, with the entire world (especially the Americans, more than ever before in the game’s [...]

OH, CANADA!

Posted July 1st, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

As the U.S. gears up for the 4th of July, today, July 1, is Canada Day.  Many of us look with admiration to our northern neighbors for their progressive healthcare system which offers universal coverage at lower costs and won’t force a family to bankruptcy if someone gets really sick. In honor of Canada’s birthday, [...]

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TEN WAYS SOCCER CAN HELP YOU GROW UP GLOBAL

Posted June 11th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

Soccer is the world’s game and can connect us with a world community.  Given the dominance of the sport in so many American communities, it’s likely you are or have been, a soccer mom.  For one month every four years it culminates in the World Cup, this June 11-July 11 – when we’re all soccer [...]

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Caring without scaring: How to teach kids to care about the world around them without frightening them off the planet

Posted May 23rd, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

Parents reading this blog are likely to care about their kids’ caring about the world.  This can get tricky, though.  We don’t want to scare them, overburden them, or turn them off.  I was so happy with the way writer Heidi Stevens conveyed some important points on this topic – I thought it was worth [...]

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I Thought I Really Wanted a Sweater Set for Mother’s Day – But I Want More

Posted May 7th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

I’ve cut back on shopping so I really thought a sweater set would be nice this Mother’s Day; but I saw some great tips posted on Facebook, and have changed my mind.  I want more – much more – and so does my mom.  Starting with the thorn in our American sides removed:  I want [...]

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Brainquake or Boobquake – Can we rid the ridiculous?

Posted April 25th, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

Women’s power has hit a new high – or a  new low, depending on your view of global politics.  Recently, a conservative Iranian cleric pronounced that women’s immodest clothing choices spur adultery and therefore increase the risk of devastating earthquakes.  I didn’t pay much attention to this ridiculous, fear-based statement, but I am fascinated by [...]

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