An Atheist’s Guide to Faith
I became a Muslim in 2004. Id been fairly familiar with Islam since my college days, having lived a year in India, and gotten my d…
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A Tragic Tale
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Unschooling the World: What Thomas and Friends Taught me about Digital Democracy
My oldest son is five years old and is reading in two languages. Impressive? Well, as much as I always find my kids amazing, not r…
Lessons from a Childhood Bus Ride
When I was twelve years old, I knew exactly what I wanted to give my mother for Christmas (long before I became a Muslim): a beaut…
Better Communication Without Borders: Some Writing Tips for Our Bloggers
Sometimes I just dont know what to write about. But write I must, if I want to stay active in the Film Annex Community and have a …
Racism Under Wraps: of Headscarves and Hatred in the West
My wife is an unusually sociable woman. She makes friends easily. People gravitate toward her, and she can strike up a conversatio…
Postmodernism 101: or “What’s Up with all this ‘Digital Literacy’ Talk, Anyways?”
Okay. Im taking a risk here that Im not going to lose you after a few sentences. Just stay with me, please, okay? Youll be glad yo…
From Arab Spring to Arab Winter: Sustainable Education, Digital Literacy, and Change in Egypt and Syria
When the youth of Tahrir Square overthrew Hosni Mubarak in February of 2011, the entire world celebrated with them. It was a huge …
Digital Literacy for a Latter-Day Luddite
In the past two weeks Ive gotten my first smart phone, have resurfaced on Facebook after nearly three years, (I had only used it f…
