HAITI: A Year Later

More than 230,000 were killed and 1 million left homeless when a 7.0 quake struck Haiti last January. I am positive when I say most of the world's heart went out to the small island and it's people. Images, pleads and cries for help are still embedded in much of our minds and although the world may have moved on and sadly forgotten about Haiti, there are still thousands and thousands of Haitians who pray  that their tragedy on that January day has not been forgotten by the world.

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Ramadan 2010: From Across The World

It is the holiest month in a Muslim's life. Ramadan or the Fast of Ramadan is a time when Muslims concentrate on their faith and spend less time on the concerns of their everyday lives. It is a time of worship and contemplation.

Along with not eating and drinking in the light hours--smoking and sexual relations and consuming alcohol are also forbidden during fasting.

This year, Ramadan will continue until Thursday, September 9th.

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The Best Country in the World is...

When checked the mail yesterday,the first thing I spotted was the colorful cover of Newsweek, and the headline reads "The Best country in the world is..."Naturally, I had to stop what I was doing to find out who it was.

So, who do you think it is? I'm sure most of you think it's the good Ol' U-S of A right? Well, guess what, the super power of the world, didn't even break the top ten.  Yes, you are reading right, not even the top ten.

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South Africa's Desmond Tutu Announces Retirement

Courtesy petermartinart.co.uk

On October 7th 2010, his 79th birthday South African anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu will retire from public life.

His announcement came yesterday at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. "Instead of growing old gracefully with my family, reading and writing and praying and thinking, too much of my time has been spent at airports and in hotels." 

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PHOTOS: Nelson Mandela Celebrates 92nd Birthday

In my opinion, he is the only person who can inspire ANY  generation--going all the way back to  my grandmother  (whom by the way is 81 this year)

Mandela turned 92 yesterday and this year, unlike his 90 (huge celebration) he celebrated with his family. "Today is an opportunity for millions of people around the world to look inside themselves and find those beautiful qualities as any human being has and say: `I am able to make a difference to my neighbor, to someone underprivileged, I can extend my goodness to other people,'" Mandela's wife Graca Machel said Sunday. She said that while her husband was no longer so physically strong, "his spirit is strong as ever."

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