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In Economics, Religion
On May 22, 2021

Religious Prejudice: A Personal Journey from East to West

The world at the moment faces many difficulties, and the foundations of our civilization have been threatened. One of those challenges is religious prejudice. But during a recent trip to a town in India, I witnessed something inspiring: people from different faiths coming together in unity. This reminded me that…

In Economics, Life
On April 17, 2021

Why the Lessons of COVID-19 Give Me Hope for Global Unity

When I was a child, my parents taught me that the goal of my faith, the Baha’i Faith, was the oneness of humanity, and my primary duty was to serve humanity in achieving that goal. Even as a child, I understood it was important work and thought everyone would see it that way.To…

In Economics
On March 27, 2021

Making Economics Serve Humanity

The recent pandemic has highlighted the glaring disparities in the economic system between the rich and the poor. On the one hand, we have the plight of poor people living under the poverty line and trying to survive the onslaught of miseries caused by financial hardship. In contrast, a small…

In Economics
On February 19, 2021

Fasting the Time of Spiritual House Cleaning

Those who know me are aware of my love for fasting. I have participated in the Baha’i Fast, 19 days in March of abstaining from food and drink between sunrise and sunset, every year since the age of 15. Please don’t misunderstand me. Even with all these years of experience,…

In Economics
On January 29, 2021

Are Economic and Political Changes Leading Us Towards a Global Government?

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world around us and our way of life has totally changed. New attitudes, and a new way of thinking, have to be adopted. What is happening has highlighted the plight of the poor and the need for the governments and other agencies to step…

In Economics
On January 1, 2021

Why the World Needs Meaningful Conversation

When is the last time you had a deep, meaningful conversation with somebody? Wouldn’t you like to have more of those?We sometimes spend hours talking to people without it amounting to anything concrete. Those conversations can build community and friendships, and we need to have them feel we are part…

In Economics, Life
On December 4, 2020

Finding the Right Home for the Seniors in Our Lives

As I get older, I am more mindful of the end of my physical life. There are so many things that I am grateful for: I do not worry about work and money, and I live a retired life of my dreams. No matter how comfortable and content I am,…

In Economics
On November 13, 2020

We Grow When We Are Uncomfortable

I always thought that life has to be without difficulties and full of happiness because God wanted it that way. I also observed in my dealings with friends and family, and later on, in my involvement with the education system, that we have imparted this expectation to the next generation.In…

In Economics, Life
On September 25, 2020

Millennials and Generation Z- Thank God They Are Not Like Me

In most societies it’s common for older people to not trust the judgement of younger people. The reason usually given is that youth lack experience. And this is true — young people don’t have the same amount of experience. But this reasoning never satisfies me because it ignores some of the insight…

In Economics, Life
On September 11, 2020

9 Practical Economic Tips for Everyday Moral Living

The whole world faces an economic crisis the likes of which we’ve never dealt with before – the great disparity between enormous wealth and grinding poverty keeps getting wider and wider.In Paris more than a hundred years ago, Abdu’l-Baha, the son of Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i…