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November 13, 2016 by Peggy
Anansi Tale: Wisdom Isn’t Found in One Person
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November 13, 2016 by Peggy
November 14, 2016
Dearest All~ I had it all down. I knew what I wanted to write to you today—and I will still fulfill my goal. However, I keep getting sidetracked by my inbox. New York Times emails bleat about Hillary not going quietly into that good night. And the Financial Times is […]
November 13, 2016 by Peggy
November 9, 2016
Trickster- Cap o’ Bells Dearest All~ We are all stunned by the outcome of the election– as are Mr. Trump and his family. By 11pm the television commentators were wide-eyed and ashen when they realized that a man who has been universally reviled was on the way to being elected 45th […]
November 13, 2016 by Peggy
Where is Houda al-Habash?
It has been four years since Houda al-Habash lived in Damascus. I heard via a news report that she left the city before the fighting started. I send her and her family blessings for safety and good fortune. I would like to think she is living with her family and relatives in some untroubled part […]
July 25, 2012 by Peggy
The Light in Her Eyes | POV | PBS
A Light in her Eyes is a an extraordinary POV documentary of Houda al-Habash in Damascus, Syria, who owns and runs a religious school. She preaches the Koran with an authentic love for God and supervises her teachers to help the girls memorize the Koran with that same love. This is an illuminating and uplifting […]
June 17, 2012 by Peggy