By Homa Khaleeli — 2013
At 23, the woman who called Saddam Hussein 'uncle' set up Women for Women International, to help those affected by war. Twenty years on, she talks about her latest mission in the Middle East.
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This guide is for people who are considering working with and for disabled people, perhaps for the very first time. It includes a brief introduction to disability justice, and then focuses on artistic and pedagogical work with the disability community.
To understand the minds of individual cancers, we are learning to mix and match these two kinds of learning — the standard and the idiosyncratic — in unusual and creative ways.
One key distinction in this new wave of scholars—including books by Coles, Dossey and Bernie Siegel—is that these experts are not selling any specific religious creed. They’re not “faith healers.
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“Inflection Point” talks to Gloria Steinem and Favianna Rodriguez about feminism and reproductive justice.
When we stop focusing on ourselves, we begin to see that our happiness is dependent on the happiness of all beings. Gaylon Ferguson examines the political, social, and environmental implications.
Augustus, laden with championship rings and now an assistant with the Los Angeles Sparks, first realized her true strength fighting for L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
The real, profound worth of life is revealed when one’s life is dedicated to the well-being of humanity.
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Wherever you find yourself, says Pema Khandro, that’s the starting point of the bodhisattva path—all you need to do is take that first step.
Though she did not set out to do so, Carson influenced the environmental movement as no one had since the 19th century’s most celebrated hermit, Henry David Thoreau, wrote about Walden Pond. “Silent Spring” presents a view of nature compromised by synthetic pesticides, especially DDT...