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Simply Explained No. 1 (Palestine)
I will start a series of blogs in which I will try to simply explain a topic or an issue. This issue might be religious, political, social, or even cultural. I am not an expert but I will introduce to you a simple explanation from a different cultural perspective that might help in promoting mutual…
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When you are forced to pause.
When you are living your life normally and looking forward to the future without thinking about any obstacles. And why should you think about obstacles, you are young, healthy, active and determined. That was my case exactly and suddenly I was forced to pause my whole life, I was not even able to think clearly…
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Hatred Speech from Racial Shootings to Religious Discrimination.
It is very weird that after all these decades and with all the technology and connections that we have nowadays, we are still repeating the faults of the past. It is a sorrow to hear every now and then about racial shootings or religious discrimination in different places in the world. As if we never…
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حرق القرآن و حوادث اخرى
بين الحين و الاخر يظهر من يظهر في دولة ما ليعبر عن رأيه في الاسلام اما بوصمه بالارهاب او التطاول على الرسول محمد (ص) او مؤخرا ما حدث من رغبة شخص ما في حرق القرآن. عادةً ما يكون رد الفعل على مستوى المسلمين صاخب و غاضب و على مستوى الدول الاسلامية شاجب و على مستوى…
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When almost all cultures agree on one thing, CURSING!!!
It is really strange to find out that, when most cultures agree on something, this thing be cursing. The exact same words are being used with the same meanings in different languages to express someone’s anger. Have you ever thought about it before? Is not it strange to agree on cursing instead of agreeing on…
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Fear!
Sometimes I ask myself why it is hard to accept others’ cultures and to be able to live peacefully in a multicultural society. Many different reasons came to my mind every time and they make it hard to determine which one or maybe all. But each time I thought about that issue, I found one…
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عندما تبعنا الحداثة ثم عادة الحداثة لما كنا عليه
مع انفتاح العالم و الثقافات على بعضها البعض لم تستطع بعض العادات الصمود في وجه هيمنة بعض السلوكيات على المجتمعات مدعية بذلك الحداثة و التقدم. فقسمت هذه السلوكيات المجتمع الواحد الى عدة طبقات ليس فقط من الناحية المادية و لكن من الناحية السلوكية و اتباع نمط الثقافة الغربي باعتباره النمط المتقدم و الحضاري. و لكن…
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Exclusion is easier than Inclusion.
What is taking place in Europe right now from regulations and measures to fight Covid-19 is reflecting the idea of exclusion as an easy measure to apply. It is not only exclusion but a kind of reward system to those who got vaccinated and a punishment to those who did not. This has an impact…
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In Deutschland kein Englisch…. sondern Deutsch
Als ich nach Deutschland kam, dachte ich, dass ich keine deutsche Sprache brauche. Es ist nur ein Jahr für das Studium und ich kenne sehr gut Englisch und es ist die Sprache meines Studiums. Dann wofür brauche ich Deutsch, Leute überall müssen Englisch sprechen, stimmt, na? In Deutschland das stimmt nicht. Manche Leute kennen Englisch…
Coexistence
Tolerance, Coexistence, Acceptance and Culture
Coexistence 