The other poverty we must fight in the Arab World
I'd like to call on all social entrepreneurs in the Arab World to address and fight the "intellectual poverty" problem that is deeply rooted in our societies today.
I define "intellectual poverty" as the lack of resources and tools that help people satisfy their intellectual curiosity – in the same way that "poverty" is the lack of resources that help people address their basic life needs.
Source: Your Middle East
How Muslim-Americans can avoid being trolled by Israel-firsters: look again at the Prophet's example
Muslims in the West are in a position similar to that of Muslims in Mecca before the Hijra or migration, and would do well to consider how the earliest community dealt with Islamophobia in the first years of the religion. (The Dallas Muslim community, which is part of a local interfaith peace coalition, knew this well and stayed away from the Geller event). Despite all the questions that can be raised about early Muslim historical sources, the community preserved traditions showing tolerance, forbearance and steadfastness in the absence of violence toward them.
Source: Informed Comment
Young Egyptians want to leave their country, including for fictitious states like "Liberland"
Czech politician Vít Jedlička, member of the libertarian Party of Free Citizens, garnered media attention when he announced the birth of Europe’s “newest” country, Liberland, on April 13. A self-proclaimed micro-nation of seven square kilometers between Serbia and Croatia, Liberland is a virtual “state” with a website and a Facebook page, which has failed to obtain recognition from any sovereign country. Somehow, though, it has managed to catch the attention of young Egyptians.
Source: Muftah
