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Review: Heroes, Season 3, Episode 15 a.k.a. Volume 4, Episode 2

Rumours have it that Heroes is going back to its roots, trying to overcome it’s fall in ratings by returning somewhat to some of its original concepts. As I sat down to watch the new episode, I couldn’t help but hope that this episode would be somewhat of a return to Season 1-style Heroes, back… Read More Review: Heroes, Season 3, Episode 15 a.k.a. Volume 4, Episode 2

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Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi on Democracy Now!

Human rights is an issue very important to me, particularly so in some places. For example, I keep a closer eye on what is going on in Iran than in other places in the world – including, sometimes, my metaphorical backyard. Yesterday, Shirin Ebadi granted Democracy Now! a short interview. After having spent the last… Read More Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi on Democracy Now!

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From MacLean’s: Post-racial America?

Here is an article that provides great food for thought, especially if you let yourself out of your comfort zone to really explore its implications. If you are a regular Sahar’s blog reader, I would recommend you taking a peek at this article, because it is bound to inspire at least a couple of posts… Read More From MacLean’s: Post-racial America?

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Gotta love little siblings

An interesting forward made its way to the top of my virtual slosh pile – i.e. the emails marked non-urgent that tend to accumulate alarmingly fast these days. While I have a secret fascination with some celebrities, I have long ago taken a step back from tabloids and gossip columns, choosing to spend more time… Read More Gotta love little siblings

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Sahar’s blog, successful enough to irritate!

The great part about having a blog is not that I get to share my opinion, but rather that I get to enter into meaningful discussion with readers who take the time to message me. I love it, even if I don’t agree with them and even if the reader has something to say that… Read More Sahar’s blog, successful enough to irritate!

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Supernaturally inspiring – How the Winchester brothers not only entertain me, but make me think (perhaps a little too much) – part I

I don’t know how they do it, but somehow the writers of Supernatural manage to make a show about demons, freaks and monsters a continued source of reflection – at least for me. While most Supernatural episodes make me think of something or another, Season 4’s second episode, “Are you there, God? It’s me, Dean… Read More Supernaturally inspiring – How the Winchester brothers not only entertain me, but make me think (perhaps a little too much) – part I

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Obamania continues

All the serious thinking of the last couple of days has given me a bit of a headspin, so I’ve decided to take it a little easy today. So should you – if you have thought as hard as I have ;). So here is a little something funny for today’s post. Enjoy!

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Perseverance – when the heart just won’t get clean

It’s not easy, putting yourself on the path to self-improvement. OK, I take that back, for it might be the understatement of the century. It’s hellacious, putting yourself on the path to self-improvement. Admitting to yourself that you have issues is already hard enough. Pinpointing them is even harder; then you have to describe them… Read More Perseverance – when the heart just won’t get clean

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Clean off your hearts, people of the world!

I really like this particular sentence, and I think it would be a great motivational sentence for any grassroots community organization looking into tapping into the better side of each human being. The question remains – how? Unfortunately, I don’t think there is one single recipe for each and every person. And I think that… Read More Clean off your hearts, people of the world!

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Roll up them sleeves, we’re getting down to business

OK, enough already. It’s been four days – more than enough time for Barack Obama to get down and cracking. And it’s about time that the rest of us to also get to work. First order of business: we need to figure out how, as a society, we got ourselves into this big, fat mess… Read More Roll up them sleeves, we’re getting down to business