The New Silk Road

Simplexity by Michel Scholte

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:31:00 +0200

Society is made up of individuals. The thoughts and actions of each individual influence the culture of that society. Instead of waiting for others to improve, we should try to improve ourselves. Once our attitude has changed, we will be able to perceive goodness throughout world. If there is a positive change in us, it will also be reflected in others. It is only what we give that we can hope to get back.

– Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

- Michel Scholte

Gonjasufi & Nitin Sawhney

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:12:00 +0100

Gonjasufi - Ancestors by inertiamusic

“Koyal” by Nitin Sawhney Koyal by pronithams

Ashoka Arab World Documentary (Part 1) (via ashokarab)

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:15:33 +0100

Ashoka Arab World Documentary (Part 1) (via ashokarab)

One Song

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:56:00 +0100

Every war and every conflict between human beings

has happened because of some disagreement about names.

It is such an unnecessary foolishness,
because just beyond the arguing
there is a long table of companionship
set and waiting for us to sit down.

What is praised is one, so the praise is one too,
many jugs being poured into a huge basin.
All religions, all this singing, one song.
The differences are just illusion and vanity.
Sunlight looks a little different on this wall
than it does on that wall
and a lot different on this other one,
but it is still one light.

We have borrowed these clothes,
these time-and-space personalities,
from a light, and when we praise,
we are pouring them back in.

- Jalal ad-Din Rumi

عيد أضحى مبارك - Aid Adha Mubarak

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:01:28 +0100

عيد أضحى مبارك - Aid Adha Mubarak

Impressions from #CoE2010

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:49:00 +0100

Impressions from #CoE2010:

The Celebration of Entrepreneurship 2010 in Dubai

When viewed through the lens of a shared history, Judaism,...

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:09:46 +0100

When viewed through the lens of a shared history, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam provide differing perspectives on similar themes. Join Jihad Turk as he leads Charles Annenberg Weingarten through the common threads that tie the western faiths with that of Islam.

explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Both educational and inspirational, explore creates a portal into the soul of humanity by championing the selfless acts of others.

MasterPeace will be the most heartwarming global peace project...

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:14:41 +0100

MasterPeace will be the most heartwarming global peace project ever. This will be the result of an intensive East-West cooperation, supported by NGOs, companies, activists, social entrepreneurs and you. MasterPeace will develop several attractive peace-building projects, including a mesmerizing concert in Cairo on Peace Day 2014, where artists from all the world’s major conflict areas will perform together; to promote togetherness, international collaboration and the reduction of (armed) conflicts. The concert will be an exclusive reward for people who actively supported (our) peace-building activities in the years before Peace Day 2014. Because peace-building is a verb.

MasterPeace will be officially launched on Peace Day 2011. MasterPeace. “Creating peace. Together”.

This is a nice short video I came across of portraits of...

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:08:00 +0100

This is a nice short video I came across of portraits of different people living in Egypt:

Portraits of Egypt

A recent teasing clip from Masterpeace, somebody produced it...

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:20:36 +0100

A recent teasing clip from Masterpeace, somebody produced it five months ago, after the launch of the logo in front of 150,000 people.

The producer (Ralph Lindsen) didn’t say anything, so we just found it by surprise. It makes me remember this thrilling moment.

(Ilco van der Linde)

alexandernl: Marokko en Spanje: 4000 foto’s in 2 minuten,...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:30:47 +0200

alexandernl:

Marokko en Spanje: 4000 foto’s in 2 minuten, gemaakt door een designer van de iPad user interface. Geniaal. (ff rechts klikken en ‘turn HD on’ aanklikken)

It is difficult, even for Pakistanis, to fully comprehend the scale and size of Pakistan’s great...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:59:00 +0200

It is difficult, even for Pakistanis, to fully comprehend the scale and size of Pakistan’s great flood. We can all imagine what a home, a locality, maybe even a city, looks like when submerged. But it is difficult for most people – especially those outside Pakistan – to imagine just how great is the ‘great’ in Pakistan’s great flood. Here are some pictures – created from the BBC’s Dimensions website – that might help you comprehend the incomprehensible.

Pakistaniat & BBC Dimensions

"The New Silk Road, A railroad through the southern Caucasus will soon connect Europe and Asia,..."

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:23:27 +0200

“The New Silk Road, A railroad through the southern Caucasus will soon connect Europe and Asia, fueling dreams and discord in the region.”

- National Geographic