by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky “Daily Show” host, Jon Stewart announced that he will be running a rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., according to the New York Times. The rally, first dubbed “Rally to Restore Sanity” and now called “Million Moderate March,” is meant to offset the extremist opinions [...]
Earlier tonight at a reception by the Skoll Foundation on the occasion of the CGI conference, I had an interesting conversation with Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America. One of her insights is that the key to improving our education system is not in undermining teachers, who are far stronger than the stereotypical condemnations [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky In a recent article in Food Business News, Mintel International recently came out with a report titled “Attitudes Toward Sodium and High Fructose Corn Syrup Reduction,” which proves that companies working to develop products with reduced sodium and less amounts of high-fructose corn syrup are excelling. The [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky Check out this great PBS piece featuring PeaceWorks and Daniel’s efforts to end the Mideast conflict with OneVoice! Thank you Fred De Sam Lazaro for showing how entrepreneurship can enhance relations between Israelis and Palestinians (as well as in other conflict regions) while being lucrative as well. [...]
Given all the bad publicity that Chinese companies have gotten for the lax standards and unethical practices employed by the food industry there, resulting in numerous deaths due to consumption of poisoned milk, honey, baby formula, and other food products, it is not surprising that Chinese manufacturers and importers of Chinese food products would not [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky Food Business News reports that despite knowing that diets full of fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of leading diseases, many Americans are still slaking on their fruits and veggie consumption. The Center for Disease Control found that only approximately 33% of adults eat fruit two or [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky A recent article by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, OneVoice Board Member and leader in the effort to build the Cordoba House downtown, eloquently portrays a key argument in the ongoing debate; as Imam Rauf puts it “the level of attention [that this debate has garnered] reflects the [...]
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky The furor over the inaccurately dubbed "Ground Zero Mosque" has done nothing but reinforce al Qaeda propaganda. This, Nawaz says, is because many commentators confuse traditionalist Muslims with Islamists. But Islamism is not Islam. Islam is a faith, which, like all other faiths, has a spectrum of [...]
Guy Deutscher wrote a fascinating article about the impact of our mother tongues on our alternating perceptions of life. He quotes Roman Jakobson’s maxim to summarize that “Languages differ essentially in what they must convey and not in what they may convey.” But the insights go so well beyond what you might think. This article [...]
I received the following email forward from a friend who is skeptical about my work to build bridges between the West and Islam. I find the point persuasive that even if extremists are a minority, they can cause enormous devastation when they rule and the moderate majority is silent and hostage. But it seems to [...]