European leaders say ‘multiculturalism is a failure.’ Their brand of multiculturalism preserved distinctions without building cohesion and unity. Americans must be vigilant this doesn’t happen here, and we can start by taking small steps in our own lives while advocating for smarter policies that create a brighter, more inclusive, united future.
A family photo I dug up from 35 years ago reminded me of my parents’ early friendships as immigrants to America and their efforts to bring diverse people together.
Amidst tragedy in Arizona and a recent assassination in Pakistan days earlier I was moved to write from a deeper place, to share my spiritual perspective. It feels ironic to share these thoughts on 1/11/11 – a day of oneness – but perhaps it points to the fact that our world possesses much more goodness [...]
The US House of Representatives just defeated S. 987 (The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act), despite passing unanimously in the Senate. By failing to pass the Child Marriage bill, our country turns a blind eye to practices enslaving children into marriage. Here’s the update from the Washington Post’s Post Partisan blog. Ironically, [...]
About a week before Thanksgiving until New Year’s, like many I brace myself for long searches for a parking space at the grocery store and strategic queuing at the check-out line; I try to shop enough at one store to earn the frozen turkey give-away, and scramble to find that great stuffing recipe I wrote [...]
With the convergence this week of International Education Week, the Summit for Citizen Diplomacy and the Eid holiday, I wanted to share the following review with readers of MomsRising. I paused when I saw the title of Roya Movafegh’s first book, The People With No Camel. The grammar, the possible meaning, and her choice of [...]
Week-long, world-wide event features 387 sessions and 60 keynote addresses focused on education technology and global classroom initiatives. The inaugural Global Education Conference, a week-long event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 15 through Friday, November 19. The entire conference will be broadcast online for free using [...]
Imagine what it’s like when musicians from disparate countries, playing diverse instruments, dedicated to different genres come together on one stage, having never met each other before. Initially the collaboration produces dissonance, but among skilled practitioners dedicated to their craft, disharmony transforms into harmony and something altogether new forms. This is what took place in [...]
When President Obama spoke with NBC’s Matt Lauer today as part of the Education Nation series, the fact that our schools desperately need more and smarter investments made the headlines – rightly so. But another issue was buried in the conversation: Parents need to be held accountable for their children’s learning. The President admitted that [...]
With all the talk of “Restoring Honor” and taking back our country, I’ve been thinking a lot about the changes in America that feel so threatening to some. We are living through revolutions in just about every sphere of life. Some revolutions can be terrific. Like the American Revolution. Or the technological revolution that enabled [...]
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