My tears are useless but I stand by these words, "it is not enough to defend our values at home, in our newspapers and in our institutions. We also have to defend them in the refugee camps ..." everywhere, anywhere.

Perspective ...

.... from around the world

I'll take a President ...

... who cares for my children's care # SOTU

A Wonder of the World

Grateful to have grown up in Zimbabwe:  Zimbabwe Named by New York Times as Best Place to Visit in 2015  #Zimbabwe

The Internet of Things

... how much technology is too much technology? 
#CES2015 #InternetOfThings #IoT 

My Grandmother

I came across a poem by Maya Angelou, "Our Grandmothers," and felt the embrace of my own Nanu (maternal grandmother).  "I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand."  What an empowering example of love, warmth, and tenacity...

Why Muslims Bristle ...

... when told that more should speak out against terrorism.  

In a nutshell, many feel that in being asked, they are in a sense, being forced to take ownership of something they don't think belongs to them;  terrorism.

Certainly there may be other complexities, cultural nuances and biases, but perhaps if we could change the language and say, "hey Muslims, let us stand up together against terrorism."  The "us" is more powerful than them, as is "together" more powerful than "you."  

Worth a try.  For peace.  For humanity.

Likewise, it behooves pragmatic Muslims all over the world to accept the situation and reality as it is, and speak/ write/ shout out loud against the atrocity being carried out in the name of Islam.  Sometimes silence is golden, but at this time, pragmatism is meaningfully powerful.

you can kill the human ...

... but not ideas ... that inspire the human