On our way to Iran from San Francisco, we stopped in Amsterdam to change planes. Shawhin and I got our coffee and orange juice (I’m the coffee person and he’s the healthy one) and we were on our way to find the gate for the KLM flight to Tehran. It turned out finding the gate [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘empowerment’
February 20, 2008
tehran dance
The art of dancing is truly a gift. It is an amazing feeling – the power in group dances – especially the ones with lots of energy, movement, singing, colors, and joy. I only saw these dances in Indian movies when I was a kid – we never had that experience growing up in [...]
February 1, 2008
youth and earthquake safety
This picture shows children cooperating during the reconstruction of schools in Bam (after the 2004 Earthquake which is an ongoing project), by the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) in Iran – truly inspirational.
There is a serious need for proper reconstruction of Bam as well as improving children’s safety in many regions in [...]
January 24, 2008
three cups
I’m currently reading Three Cups of Tea, which is a book co-written by Greg Mortenson. It is a compelling story about an American mountainer who became inspired to build a school in the impoverished and isolated mountains of Pakistan. Mortenson began this journey in 1993 and since then has built 55 schools, especially for girls, [...]
January 12, 2008
the power of photography
Image borrowed from: www.kids-with-cameras.org
It is amazing what images the camera lens can capture. Mundane objects that we often overlook in our daily lives take on a whole new meaning when we see them through the eyes of another. As a medium for empowering, the camera is often the most simple restorative art form. [...]
