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Reading Inspirations – The Connection & Experience

This happens to me a lot and I believe millions of other people out there. I start a book or novel on a random basis, choosing it because of its title, synopsis, cover, author or some portion that catches my attention. Yet not far into the story, I get bogged down.

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A Guide To Personal Freedom

This article reviews one of the simplest-thought-provoking books I have read this year. The book by Ruiz Miguel, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom” draws about the traditions of ancient Toltec’s; a group of indigenous people of Mexico.

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A Guide to Personal Freedom

This article reviews one of the simplest-thought-provoking books I have read this year. The book by Ruiz Miguel, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom” draws about the traditions of ancient Toltec’s; a group of indigenous people of Mexico.

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Is restorative justice enough?

What if we lived in a world where there were no prisons? Sure, this is difficult for most people to grasp, a community where criminals can be integrated to society and help them restore their self-esteem, repair relationships destroyed by their crimes, help them understand perspectives and become accountable to their actions in a healthy manner. (more…)

Hijab; an icon of feminism

Hijab; the veil or headscarf most commonly seen worn by Muslim women has been perceived by the mainstream world as an oppression of women’s identity or slavery of their freedom. However, looking a bit deep, this is not the case to many Muslim women. (more…)

Gender identity – celebrating people with freedom and love

Gender identification and sexual orientations; or how we identify ourselves socially and individually are important parts in satisfying our souls and understanding where we belong. It’s natural that we all want clear definitions on how we should identify ourselves. Hence, understanding gender identity has become a significant but biased and prejudiced global phenomenon. (more…)

The obsession of social equality

Social equalityor in some cases “inequality” has become a biased norm driven without a baseline of what we are measuring how equal we are. Usually, we are even confused if we understand the term – equality – and what which aspects of equality are we talking about. Are we comparing ourselves to social, economic and political characteristics, or talking about rights and privileges as an individual…