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Remembering Beijing
Personal Essays 9/28/15 Personal Essays 9/28/15

Remembering Beijing

On the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and on the anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s speech there, I wanted to share my reflections

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30 Days 30 Inspiring Stories, Overview
30 Inspiring Stories 9/23/15 30 Inspiring Stories 9/23/15

30 Days 30 Inspiring Stories, Overview

People amaze me. With their strength; their courage; their resilience; their tenacity; their compassion. I think there’s nothing more powerful or empowering than feeling inspired

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Zayd Stands With Ahmed
30 Inspiring Stories 9/22/15 30 Inspiring Stories 9/22/15

Zayd Stands With Ahmed

Guest blogger: ZaydOur 13 year old son Zayd has always loved tinkering - making things out of rubber bands, paper clips and cardboard that he finds in his desk drawer,

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Remembering Beijing
30 Inspiring Stories 9/5/15 30 Inspiring Stories 9/5/15

Remembering Beijing

Twenty years ago this week, I attended an event that changed my life. On the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and on the anniversary

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Revealing the Humanity of Pakistan
30 Inspiring Stories 8/6/15 30 Inspiring Stories 8/6/15

Revealing the Humanity of Pakistan

One of the most inspiring places on the Internet is “Humans of New York” (HONY), a blog started in 2010 by Brandon Stanton that features photos of every day

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A sincere thank you, and a favor
30 Inspiring Stories 7/20/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/20/15

A sincere thank you, and a favor

My dear friends,A heartfelt thank you to each of you for reading the blog this month, and for continuing to be such loyal followers of 30days30deeds.com.

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Eid Mubarak, from our family to yours
30 Inspiring Stories 7/17/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/17/15

Eid Mubarak, from our family to yours

A very happy Eid to all of you. Some images from our day. With love, from our family to yours.

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Todd Shea
30 Inspiring Stories 7/17/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/17/15

Todd Shea

It’s hard to think about celebrating the end of Ramadan when the anguish just doesn’t let up. The murder of four marines tonight is crushing. Todd Shea, once in the Marine

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You did not break me - Sabiha Husić
30 Inspiring Stories 7/11/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/11/15

You did not break me - Sabiha Husić

Today is the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, when more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un

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You Did Not Break Me- Sabiha Husić
Features 7/11/15 Features 7/11/15

You Did Not Break Me- Sabiha Husić

Today is the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, when more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces.

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Edhi
30 Inspiring Stories 7/6/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/6/15

Edhi

There were rumors last week that Edhi sahab was in ICU. I reached out to his office and to others in Karachi to find out more. Jibran Nasir got back to me quickly, as he happened to

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My Beloved Dad
Personal Essays 7/3/15 Personal Essays 7/3/15

My Beloved Dad

[My father passed away on March 28th, 2019. Thank you for reading his story, which I wrote three years ago on his 80th birthday.]Today, is my father’s 80th birthday.

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Stirring it Up in the Kitchen
Personal Essays 7/3/15 Personal Essays 7/3/15

Stirring it Up in the Kitchen

The idea grew out of the tragedy of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. A dear friend of Jewish faith, horrified at the growing intolerance and hate in the world and the comments

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Happy 80th Birthday Dad
30 Inspiring Stories 7/3/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/3/15

Happy 80th Birthday Dad

I had decided at the outset that I wouldn’t write about my family this year (their inspiring stories could fill 30 days and more)

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Protecting Animals
30 Inspiring Stories 7/2/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/2/15

Protecting Animals

My mom has been working on a Ramadan blog, sharing inspiring Muslim stories. When I was thinking about who I could write about

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Pakistan Zindabad - Jibran Nasir
30 Inspiring Stories 7/1/15 30 Inspiring Stories 7/1/15

Pakistan Zindabad - Jibran Nasir

Over 1200 people have died in Pakistan in the past week, not from natural disaster or a terrorist attack, but from debilitating heat. Temperatures are reaching 120 degrees

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MoverMoms’ Stirring it up in the Kitchen
30 Inspiring Stories 6/28/15 30 Inspiring Stories 6/28/15

MoverMoms’ Stirring it up in the Kitchen

The idea grew out of the tragedy of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. A dear friend of mine of Jewish faith, horrified at the growing intolerance and hate

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“What a good man”
30 Inspiring Stories 6/27/15 30 Inspiring Stories 6/27/15

“What a good man”

For the past week, I’ve been sharing stories of extraordinary courage, compassion, and conviction. I struggled with how to limit my list to 30; whether to include people

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“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for”
30 Inspiring Stories 6/25/15 30 Inspiring Stories 6/25/15

“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for”

Last night, a group of teens, Palestinian and Israeli, from Jerusalem, allowed us to hear the harmony of possibility.The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus

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“Music is an expression of my love for God” -- Sami Yusuf
30 Inspiring Stories 6/24/15 30 Inspiring Stories 6/24/15

“Music is an expression of my love for God” -- Sami Yusuf

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