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Around the World in 1000 Days

Wondering where I’ve been lately? With my big move across the world to Dubai, I decided to create a blog that I could solely dedicate to the fun of travel, photography and my new adventure abroad. I would love for you to come on the journey with me at: http://aroundtheworldin1000days.com

If You Have

A young friend posted this image to her facebook page yesterday and the social-advocate in me just had to share. It’s definitely not the best typography I have ever seen, but it is a sobering reminder of all the things we take for granted each and every day. That’s worth sharing hands down.

Healing & Empowerment: Violence, Women & Art

I’m looking forward to attending the debut art exhibit of the Muslim Women in the Arts (MWIA) organization on April 22, 2011, from 6:30-9:30PM, at the Silver Spring Civic Building, MD. I’ll be visiting friends in Silver Spring this weekend and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. The theme of the exhibit will be “Healing [...]

Waste in Space

Interesting data visualization titled: Waste in Space about the massive amount of space garbage orbiting the planet earth. *Brought to you by GOOD & Column Five

Wadah Khanfar

Who doesn’t love TED and the insightful thinkers and doers that truly inspire us all? Like so many others, the words/stories/music of these amazing people make me feel empowered to do & help more in this ever shrinking world of ours. In the first talk posted online from the TED 2011 conference in California, Wadah [...]

¡Yo Quiero Mexico!

We’re back from a fantastic Holiday break in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and feeling ready for the new year. This trip truly felt like a “vacation” where (R)est & (R)elaxation were the highest priority on the list and deciding where to eat for dinner was the toughest decision we had to make each day. I [...]

Charity Chair

Love the work by Group A who participated in the ‘Charity Chair’ challenge by AIT and Dietiker. The challenge was to redesign the wooden chair “Ono” by Matthias Weber with the re-designed chairs being sold in an auction in Berlin. The revenues generated through this auction will support the the Guga S´Thebe cultural centre and [...]

Bilingual Branding & Design

An interesting aspect of my trip to Doha (Qatar) was the beautiful typography found throughout the country. Little did I know that the integration of Latin typography with Arabic typography would be so crucial (and prevalent) in a culture that is essentially bilingual to begin with. Not only did this make me feel embarrassed for [...]

Museum of Islamic Art

We’re back from Qatar with simply too many beautiful places and great experiences to cover all at once. For now, I’ll start by sharing a few pictures I took at the awe inspiring Museum of Islamic Art. But if you would like to read more about our adventure in Doha, please visit Traveling Peace for [...]

Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day 2010 students at Peace grabbed some chalk and had some fun! They declared their belief in helping to create a global green economy by pledging to take a few of these simple (but powerful) steps: I will walk, ride my bike, and take public transportation instead of driving…. I will [...]