30 Reflections
Embrace the present
Halim Flowers was arrested at 16 and sentenced as an adult to two life sentences. In March 2019, he…
May 23, 2020-
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30 ReflectionsHumility, and her city
Community activist Debbie Almontaser, founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group, reflects on fragility, humility, and her city. This pandemic…
May 23, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsWhere do we belong
In early March, Mark Gonzales, Chair of the Department of the Future and Fellow at the Kennedy Center, left…
May 22, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsWe’re holding you
Seemi Ghazi is a lecturer in Classical Arabic at the University of British Columbia, with a special interest in…
May 21, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsNarrating a new story
Samar Kaukab, who leads a research accelerator program at Columbia University’s Natural Sciences Division, reflects how much Ramadan has…
May 19, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsThe business of responsibility
Saafir Rabb, a business strategist and community activist, reflects on the responsibility of the business community to better address…
May 19, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsTragedy and joy
Dr. Naba Sharif reflects on the juxtaposition of tragic and joyful life moments and how both test us to…
May 17, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsHe owes us nothing
Imam Sohaib Sultan is the first full-time Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain at Princeton University. He was recently diagnosed…
May 15, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsThey get strength from us
Raghad Bushnaq, originally from Syria, founded Mozaic four years ago to help refugee families from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and…
May 14, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsIt wasn’t the end
Sedra is a refugee from Syria; she’s 17. Her family moved to the Washington DC area in 2017. Please…
May 13, 2020 -
30 Reflections‘Amma, haven’t eaten for four days’
Photographer and activist Shahidul Alam hears children crying out for food from his ktichen. He’s already warned of a looming famine, and decries profiteering by…
May 12, 2020 -
30 ReflectionsGet up eight
My dear friend Luby Ismail was diagnosed with MS 30 years ago. In every conversation I’ve ever had with…
May 11, 2020 -
30 Days, 30 ReflectionsNever give up on His mercy (2/2)
Dr. Nadeem Qureshi survived 40 days in the hospital with Covid-19, defying all odds. He attributes his health to…
May 10, 2020 -
30 Days, 30 ReflectionsIt’s truly miraculous (1/2)
A pediatric ER doctor in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Nadeem Qureshi contracted Covid-19 and spent 40 days in the hospital…
May 9, 2020 -
30 Days, 30 ReflectionsConfronting the beast
Singer and songwriter Zeshan B opens up about mental health and reflects on what happens when lifelines vanish; he…
May 8, 2020 -
30 Days, 30 ReflectionsA crown of compassion
Freelance journalist Aina Khan, currently with Al Jazeera, bravely reflects on what happens when the rat-race comes to a…
May 7, 2020 -
30 Days, 30 ReflectionsSabr (patience)
Asma Khan, the founder/owner of the acclaimed restaurant Darjeeling Express in London, named one of the ‘100 coolest people…
May 6, 2020
