100 Afghanistan footballers and families evacuated by Australia out of Taliban control

Joevic Africa

Qatar`s assistant foreign minister, Lolwah Alkhater has confirmed that around 100 Afghan soccer players and their families were among the passengers to arrive on a recent flight from Kabul. Recall the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital on August 15 and announced a new government last month after US-led foreign forces withdrew and the […]

100 Afghanistan footballers and families evacuated by Australia out of Taliban control

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Lech Lecha, or, when your get up and go has got up and went

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

     So, this week’s parashah is Parashat Lech Lecha, literally “Go to yourself” obviously translated as just Go.  The command to leave country of birth and land where family lives, going just in one mostly nuclear group, ok, with a nephew as well as wife, and a large retinue, feels like an uprooting.  

   But what about folks with no spouse, and no retinue:  how do those folks find family, and where is home, birth place or otherwise?  How does one decide where home is when one has no family of origin, either due to abusive childhoods, or other reasons, and no place that calls to one as home?  How does one even begin to find community, let alone family?

What would you do, and how would you decide where to go, Thoughtful Readers?

Would you trust the call, as Sojourner Truth did, saying that “The Spirit calls me, and…

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Instante — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day — The King’s Page — Barbara Crane Navarro

NOELLE CABRERA Lifestyle Editor Click here to read in spanish! “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” This quote rings true. That is why, when looking back on our country’s history, it is important to be mindful of the perspective you observe it from. The story of Christopher Columbus and his […] […]

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Decolonial Research Methods, Online Seminar Series (October-December 2021), organised by Dr Leon Moosavi — Decolonial Dialogues — Barbara Crane Navarro

Overview: “While the popularisation of a coherent decolonial paradigm may be one of the most significant developments within academia in recent years, there has not been enough focus on the implications of this ‘decolonial turn’ for research methods and methodologies. In this webinar series, eminent decolonial experts will reflect on some of the key issues […] […]

Decolonial Research Methods, Online Seminar Series (October-December 2021), organised by Dr Leon Moosavi — Decolonial Dialogues — Barbara Crane Navarro