New York, N.Y. What makes Andeisha Farid unique is her extraordinary courage combined with her extraordinary vision for providing orphaned children in Afghanistan not only basic food, clothing and shelter – but access to the world of ideas, arts and cultures. U.S. President Barack Obama with AFCECO Founder Andeisha Farid of Afghanistan. The range in [...]
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A Working Mom Making A Difference In 700 Children’s Lives in Afghanistan
New York, N.Y. What makes Andeisha Farid unique is her extraordinary courage combined with her extraordinary vision for providing orphaned children in Afghanistan not only basic food, clothing and shelter – but access to the world of ideas, arts and cultures. The range in the quality of “orphanages” in Afghanistan is broad, and reports on [...]
Extremist Threat Explored Think Tank at NY Indian Consulate
New York, NY. Jeff M. Smith, a Kraemer Strategy Fellow at Washington’s American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), recently addressed a packed dining room of New York’s Indian Consulate off Fifth Avenue this week, speaking on Indo-American, -Pakistani and -Sino relations, but focusing most on the growing threat of extremism in South Asia. The mostly Indian-American [...]
Book Speaks to Man’s Successful Mission to Help Humanity
Washington, DC. Although our lives have turned out different, I learned in my friend Charles “Chic” Dambach’s exciting new book, Exhaust the Limits, that we have much in our personal and professional lives in common. I first met Chic through Paul Stevers, the Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist who funds orphans, peacebuilding, and counter strategies to [...]
Connectivity Is Key To Social Change
New York, NY. Approaching my 24th trip to Haiti in 12 years, just before the first anniversary of the earthquake, I have decided to call Haiti home for a while. I am able to do so because I am connected – not only to the Web, but to so very many people in Haiti and [...]
Can the World’s Poorest Girls Save the MDGs?
New York, N.Y. The United Nations is riveted this week on how badly our leaders are doing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One woman of action, a global activist I know, believes that only by empowering girls can MDGs be met. Jin In is Founding Director of 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL) – Inspiring Girls, [...]
Let Us Not Waste The Limited Number of Hours We Have Left
New York, NY. 9/11 brings back haunting memories. Having buried by brother and mother almost back-to-back just before 9/11, losing all three of my life-long mentors over the passing years, and recently burying my father and step-mother, death to me is no longer a stranger. My grasp of our human fragility stems from watching the [...]
Evil di Amerika: Kelompok Fundamentalis U. S. untuk Burn Quran pada 9 / 11
New York, N.Y. Orang tidak perlu perjalanan ke daerah pegunungan di Afghanistan atau Pakistan untuk menemukan jahat. Kami memiliki berbagai rumah kita sendiri-tumbuh ekstremisme berbahaya di Florida. The Dove World Outreach Center di Gainesville, yang pendeta Terry Jones telah menulis sebuah buku berjudul Islam adalah dari setan, percaya bahwa dia dipanggil oleh Allah untuk mengalahkan non-Kristen pada umumnya, [...]
