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Meet Iran’s new anti-government campaigners -- men in headscarves, or hijab.

“In the mind of the Iranian authorities, women are inferior to men,” he said. “The ‘men in headscarves’ campaign is also a refusal by Iranians to this patriarchal and obsolete thought. It is a strong sign of solidarity with the struggle of Iranian women to enjoy full equality with men.” » Read the rest of this entry «

A recent trip to Japan solidified my love for (traditional) Japanese Cuisine. What fascinates me about the cuisine is its paradoxical nature–it’s simple yet complex. The dishes are presented in a simple, almost zen-like manner and although a dish may appear very straightforward, the flavors are often deep and sophisticated. The focus on presentation and pleasing the senses along with the precision and various rules or traditions that govern the cuisine really appeal to me as well. » Read the rest of this entry «

“We feel that climate change is challenging humanity to rise to the next level of our collective maturity, a maturity which calls us to accept our fundamental unity, the fact that we are all one people living on one finite planet, that we are all brothers and sisters,” she said.

“We recognize that the quest for climate justice is not a competition for limited resources,” she said, “but part of an unfolding process toward greater degrees of unity among nations. …”

- Tahirih Naylor, a Baha’i representative to the UN Speaking at the Copenhagen Conference