On Friday November 4th, my computer was christened "attraction." This is funny because I am afraid of both attraction and computers.
As a new mother, I see my daughter growing up in a world in which there is no Mohammad Ali. I am writing as a mourning mom. By the time my daughter goes to a healthy school , and learns about Dr. King, will she also learn about Muhammad Ali? Who will she look up to as the ethical leaders of her generation? Who will she look up to, to show her how to laugh in the face of xenophobia? How to joke in the face of racism? Sure, we will watch the videos, read the books, and do our best to teach our kids what is truly important. That social emotional skills matter. That people matter. That culture matters. That faith matters. That what matters most is that we are all in this together. Our interdependence requires us to step outside of our comfort zones and engage people who are different from us who don’t think the same way we do. Philanthropy seems more akin to academia, removed from the actual needs of people, producing and disseminating research to the people who are our...
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ReplyDeletehey - hope you made it OK to indiana... lol and btw, am i one of the aforementioned Quality Beings? am i, am i?
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Roman,
ReplyDeleteif this improves your ego,then surely you are a Quality Being.
i have missed 6 classes! but i have made it back from indiana. alhamdullilah.
thank you for being present on monday, and our friend is also who i was thinking of as a Quality Being. That is, him and his gallbladder.
so really, its three people, you, him, and the gallbladder.
ReplyDeletei got a cat! its a girl but i like to think its a boy
you have a cat??!! in your apartment on campus or at queens? tell me! i must know! is it a kitten? oh. so many questions...
ReplyDeleteYeah I have a cat named Magrib. It might be love.
ReplyDeleteSadia