tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130632945006907882024-03-12T19:27:23.389-07:00Live! Inspired!If not NOW, then when?Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-68201387938509294232020-07-03T21:30:00.000-07:002020-07-03T21:39:40.177-07:00<br />
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Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-64462885112990486552016-05-05T19:49:00.000-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.529-07:00It Takes One Person ...<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/04/woman-defied-neo-nazis-sweden-tess-asplund-viral-photograph?">It can take one person to inspire millions.
</a> I salute Tess Asplund's bravery with all my heart. Being brave does not mean being unafraid; it means being compelled by your conscience to stand up for what is right, and to stand against what is destructive - in this short, passing time on Earth. Courage is everywhere.
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<a href="http://fortune.com/2016/05/02/old-navy-interracial-ad/">(Old Navy takes on the racist trolls)</a>Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-40174117955159190812016-05-02T09:56:00.003-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.515-07:00President Obama's complete remarks at the 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA5ezR0Kh80">President Obama's complete remarks at the 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner</a>Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-25655835516158806552016-04-29T16:35:00.005-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.504-07:00Aleppo Is Burning<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/aleppo-burning-123531766.html">My heart is burning with Aleppo, especially the children, who were/are as precious to their families, as ours are to us.</a>
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Aleppo is the biggest city in Syria located in the north of country. It has been indiscriminately bombed - killing civilians, including unarmed people, civil defense members, skilled hospital workers, and CHILDREN.
Let's raise awareness and consider what roles our leaders/ countries/ allies play or do not play in this humanitarian catastrophe unfolding day by day - unleasing a loss that is immeasurable. #AleppoIsBurningNazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-69294651271149970852016-04-19T11:35:00.001-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.538-07:00Photography Pulitzer Prize for the coverage of refugees;... <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/04/18/blogs/photography-pulitzer-for-coverage-of-refugee-crisis/s/18-lens-refugees-slide-8AS8.html" target="_blank">pictures that capture moments in a humanitarian crisis to our time </a></span><br />
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depends on - to showcase a world war against Muslims, to create victims out of fear,
to give an excuse to propagate hate, to embolden injustice. We are masters of
our own actions, whatever we believe in. There is so much courage, good, and
grace - here, there, everywhere, around the world. </span><span style="background: white; color: #373e4d; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">That hum</span><span style="background: white; color: #373e4d; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">anity is enough to </span><span class="5u8n"><span style="color: #373e4d; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span><span data-offset-key="4n5sv-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="4n5sv-1-0"><span data-text="true">#StandAgainstISIS. </span></span></span></span><br />
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Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-43842391124517825942015-11-05T07:51:00.002-08:002020-07-03T13:26:40.520-07:00The Power of Humanity<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">... <a href="http://www.ekathimerini.com/203125/article/ekathimerini/community/beach-rescuers-in-life-and-death-struggle-on-lesvos" target="_blank">a story that encapsulates a highest form of humanity (volunteerism) trying to override the worst humanitarian crisis in our current world. “We saw what was happening and thought we just can't stand for this." ... my heroes, and the heroes of humankind</a></span><br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-68672856300648310182015-10-10T10:53:00.002-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.533-07:00#LoveYourNeighbor #LoveYourNeighbor<br />
Look at the numbers going vs. the numbers invited ... go USA, land of the free and the home of the brave!<br />
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Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-23916642637187368282015-09-28T15:35:00.004-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.494-07:00a best news in the world today ...Syeda Ghulam Fatima receives the <a href="http://www.geo.tv/article-198878-Pakistani-activist-Syeda-Ghulam-Fatima-receives-Global-Citizen-award-in-NY" target="_blank">Clinton Global Citizen </a>award for Leadership in Civil Society.<br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-45982849603194778322015-09-21T13:20:00.001-07:002020-07-03T13:26:40.524-07:00Dr. Sakena Yacoobi ... my hero<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/sakena_yacoobi_how_i_stopped_the_taliban_from_shutting_down_my_school?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=education" target="_blank">but more importantly, hero of thousands of men and women, in her courage against the worst of the worst, that is the gruesome Taliban (and ISIS and its ilk).</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br /></span>Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-53783495728105994222015-09-07T12:43:00.002-07:002020-07-03T13:45:40.625-07:00#BlackLivesMatter Logic<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The media has a big role in not getting it right. When people say black lives matter, they are not saying that all other lives do not matter. No, indeed, that is not the message. Since black lives are a subset of all lives, by logic, saying "black lives matter" does not exclude "all lives", it actually necessarily implies that all lives do matter. It's simple logic. Of-course all lives matter, but systemic injustice and racism, right in front of our faces, force us to recognize why #blacklivesmatter is entirely necessary and urgent. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://fusion.net/story/170591/the-next-time-someone-says-all-lives-matter-show-them-these-5-paragraphs/" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">this is a good article that puts it in perspective</a><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span>Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-9215187495504210992015-09-06T11:28:00.003-07:002015-09-08T17:34:35.587-07:00MIA in a humanitarian crisis - Gulf governments; Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">MIA in a humanitarian crisis unprecedented since World War II - 6 of the richest Gulf governments; Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. According to Amnesty International, they have offered 0 resettlement places to Syrian refugees. None of these 6 governments are signatories of the UN's 1951 Refugee Convention, and none of them are innocent bystanders in the the civil way that has led to this humanitarian crisis. It appears that palaces built on oil and gold are too blinding to see <a href="http://www.unhcr.org/559d67d46.html" target="_blank">human suffering</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span>Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-45051937923657461062015-09-03T09:08:00.001-07:002015-09-03T09:08:39.002-07:00I grieve deeply .... with millions<a href="http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/09/02/humanity-washes-ashore-goes-viral-photos-capture-horror-war-plight-refugees?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=blogger_post&utm_source=blog">'Humanity Washes Ashore' Goes Viral as Photos Capture Horror of War, Plight of Refugees</a><br /><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="background-color: white;">What papers?? These are refugees - seeking refuge from their fellow humans! They left behind everything, carrying only their children and their courage - they have no proper papers! The looks on their faces should be enough. I see my own 2 children in every one of these precious faces. Come on now! And also rise to the occasion Saudi Arabia and the other 5 oil rich countries who have given homes to exactly 0 refugees!!</span></span><br />
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</span>Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-60988919099733959682015-09-02T19:19:00.001-07:002015-09-02T19:19:03.075-07:00What We Can Do To Help Refugees Right Now<a href="http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/5-things-you-can-do-to-help-refugees-right-now/#.VeetfGe8W6M.blogger">5 Things You Can Do To Help Refugees Right Now</a><br /><br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-72024428674194079932015-09-01T09:13:00.001-07:002015-09-01T09:13:40.481-07:00the best news story in the world ... by the world<a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1544121/syrian-pen-seller-just-wants-kids-educated" target="_blank">Syrian Pen Seller 'Just Wants Kids Educated'</a><br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-23145092961816171992015-09-01T08:47:00.000-07:002015-09-01T08:47:04.452-07:00Welcoming Refugees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I do not personally know a single person from Austria, but these <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/sep/01/march-vienna-welcome-refugees-video" target="_blank">Austrians have moved my heart with their compassion for refugees</a>. Refugees seeking refuge from their fellow humans as they risk life and limb in hope for some life for their children. (Iceland and some other Scandinavian countries are doing the same).</span></div>
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-8604290822944880422015-09-01T06:40:00.002-07:002015-09-01T06:40:17.062-07:00Destruction, Desperation, Delusion ... sums it up <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34111092?ocid=socialflow_facebook" target="_blank">The destruction of Palmyra's Temple of Bel</a><br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-27974695030613341812015-08-31T18:13:00.001-07:002015-08-31T18:13:27.859-07:00The injustice is staggering.<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/30/women-victims-of-barbarity-isis-boko-haram" target="_blank">Violence against defenceless women/ children is the highest form of cowardice and inhumanity. Certainly it is "uncivilized" to allow for it and sit back in silence. </a></span><br />
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Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-32863243113460331952015-08-31T07:57:00.001-07:002015-09-01T15:22:32.586-07:00Refugees are Humans Not Statistics ..."<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/28/migrants-humans-drowning-suffocating-safety-statistics" target="_blank">It is horrific that people are drowning and suffocating to reach safety. These stories should be a reminder that migrants are not just statistics</a>"<br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-76977331025765791042015-08-22T13:42:00.000-07:002015-08-30T13:47:17.655-07:00Shyamola Begum ... my hero, but more importantly, hero of her own daughters.<a href="http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/ourstories/bangladesh--empowering-women-to-fight-poverty-.html" target="_blank">Bangladesh: Empowering women to fight poverty</a><br />
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<br />Nazli Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470164068841856849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213063294500690788.post-66408567876930492202015-08-18T13:45:00.000-07:002015-08-30T14:14:38.162-07:00Fatima ...my Hero, but more importantly, the hero of humanity<a href="https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos/a.102107073196735.4429.102099916530784/1057400687667364/?type=1&fref=nf&pnref=story" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Whenever I falter, Fatima's unfaltering courage and superhuman humanity (and the plight of those in bonded labor) will be a guiding star.</span></a><br />
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