The future beckons Calling at me Bidding me come Into what lies ahead Show me what’s in store I plead with her For a little peek into more Of what lies ahead
Yesterday you asked If I was done painting myself Unsure of that question I did not answer But today I can confidently reply Yes, I was done Painting myself for the day Today is a new day
I recently went to a protest demanding justice forMichael Brown, the unarmed African American teenager who was killed by a police officer this August. The police officer who killed him got no punishment, rather, the police…
Hello beautiful people! I am thrilled to announce the release, coinciding with International Women's Day, of the anthology, "Load Poems Like Guns: Women's Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan." The book features my new…
A Non-White Female in South Africa I was born and raised in South Africa, discriminated against as a “non-white”. I left the country as a young woman to accept a scholarship to study in the USA. For over 20 years now, I’ve…
The Community Peacebuilding and Cultural Sustainability (CPCS) Initiative provides research for critical challenge alerts, and support for collaborative problem solving and community education initiatives which seek to…
Guest Authors Fatima van Hattum and Arianne Shaffer, Kindle Project A recent report from Pro Publica reveals that the American Red Cross raised half a billion dollars for Haiti after the earthquake of 2010 and built just six…
My Journey and Background I am Renu Tandon and I live in Pune, India. I come from a progressive family and am a third generation working women. Our family has had women who have aspired, inspired and broken traditional…
My dream is to start a Social Enterprise that focuses on Women Leadership Advancement – this can be as entrepreneurs, professionals, leaders and directors on corporate boards. I would like to also engage men in this dialogue…
To Autumn (Entry for 18 April 2016) By John Keats Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run…
WATER Nothingin the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the…
World Pulse Leadership Group is excited to announce a Call to Action for the " I am a Leader " Campaign coming soon. WHO IS A LEADER? A leader can be anyone who has the capacity, ability, confidence, conviction and…
So this first post that I am blogging about Pakistan may be brief but I wanted to get started talking about my trip and the work that I have been helping Sister Zeph with. I know it has been a long time since I have blogged…
Does a child choose his or her religion during birth? No. Who decides on a young child’s religion? Why does religion play a painful role in the lives of children? The history of Christianity in Pakistan is deep rooted.…
In the century of knowledge being racist only prove how low in society you really are.. A white person is well known for its beauty whereas the black is depicted as to be of inferior race, poverty, unemployment and degraded…
Educate Girls development impact bond aims to help improve education for 18,000 children in Rajasthan, India. The Educate Girls bond is a results-based financing mechanism, through which the UBS Optimus Foundation provides…
Although Indians are growing more aware with Feminism reaching numerous women here, still more work needs to be done. Rape is rampant here and so is the illegal killing of the girl child. This needs to stop. I am currently a…
Why do people choose to procreate? Better still, do people choose to procreate? Or are kids a product of the pronatalist bias and have absolutely nothing to do with the emotional indispensability that is traditionally…
I am from India. I am a student in America and am very passionate about social justice. At college I am involved with Student Government and work heavily on diversity issues. I also have an Instagram account that I am hoping…
Being a first time mom has its fair share of challenges. What with the prospect of losing your job and the opportunity to earn income. This can frustrate you, especially when you have lots of time and have nothing to do.…
Not too long ago, Brock Turner, a Stanford student, raped a woman who was inebriated. The judge gave him to a meager sentence saying he has too much potential and did not want to ruin his life. Last week, an exact copy cat…
Today on #Sayftychat we will be discussing all about Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). What are the barriers to disclosure, whats the support available (or not) and at what age should children be taught appropriate body awareness?…
“Women regardless of the level of economic development in their community or nation, have less access to better and faster transportation resources, display different or more complicated patterns of travel and are more…
When Hollywood teams up with big names, and ventures into making a film on sports genre, the expectations are pretty much met by default. We have all enjoyed “Cool Runnings”, “Million Dollar Arm”, where an unassuming…
I have always known I am a trash can that has been receiving and spewing out toxic trash. Yet despite this knowledge, I strongly became aware of being a trash can on the day I got circumcised. There is nothing as humbling as…