The African Wisdom of Togetherness

Posted on May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 by madalina

25 May: Africa Day

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African ProverbContinue reading→

Around the World on Fridays (“M” | Part 1)

Posted on March 24, 2017May 11, 2017 by madalina

“Peace begins with a smile.” Mother Teresa

Cover Photography © Gina Buliga | MadagascarContinue reading→

Cover Photography © Eric Lafforgue | Libya

Around the World on Fridays (“L”)

Posted on January 6, 2017March 24, 2017 by madalina

“We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviors, beliefs, rituals.” Randa Abdel-Fattah

Cover Photography © Eric Lafforgue | LibyaContinue reading→

Around the World on Fridays (“K”)

Posted on December 9, 2016March 24, 2017 by madalina

“Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other ‘isms’ grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity.” Roger Ebert

Cover Photography © Eric Lafforgue | KenyaContinue reading→

Around the World on Fridays (“J”)

Posted on November 18, 2016March 24, 2017 by madalina

“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So, when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” Bob Marley

Today: Jamaica | Japan | Jordan

Cover Photography © Marianna F. | Trenchtown, Jamaican RastasContinue reading→

Around the World on Fridays (“I”)

Posted on November 11, 2016March 24, 2017 by madalina

In loving memory of Leonard Cohen (21.09.1934 – 07.11.2016). R.I.P.

“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen

Cover Photography © Narinder Nanunarinder / AFP | Amritsar, IndiaContinue reading→

Around the World on Fridays (“H”)

Posted on November 4, 2016March 24, 2017 by madalina

“More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion.” Alexander Chase

Today: Haiti | Honduras | Hungary

Cover Photography © Stefano Giovannini | Child in Jacmel, HaitiContinue reading→

Around the World on Fridays (“G”)

Posted on October 28, 2016January 11, 2022 by madalina

“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” Maya Angelou

Around the World on Fridays (“F”)

Posted on October 14, 2016January 8, 2020 by madalina

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.” Dalai Lama

Today: Fiji | Finland | France

Around the World on Fridays (“E”)

Posted on October 7, 2016March 24, 2017 by madalina

“It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.” Dee Hock (founder and former CEO of the Visa credit card association)