Vision of Hope Blog - February 2008 http://www.sellingavisionofhope.org Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:50:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.sellingavisionofhope.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Where-is-the-Honor-in-Honor-KillingA.html&Itemid=99999999 Every once in a while we hear of an &quot;honor killing&quot; carried out by a family member against one of their own. A recent article about an Iranian father who stoned his daughter to death, for bringing &quot;dishonor&quot; to him and to his family, is a case in point. The girl may, or may not, have consorted with a man without the father&#39;s approval, but he took it upon himself to restore his &quot;honor&quot; in the cruelest way possible, by taking the life of his own flesh and blood. < [...] Nissim Dahan from hate to hope education economic development common sense http://www.sellingavisionofhope.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=The-Hamsa-and-the-Businessman.html&Itemid=99999999 Most of you probably know what a Hamsa is. Right? For those who don&#39;t; it is a good luck symbol, in the shape of a hand, which has been around as part of Arab and Jewish cultures for centuries. Most Hamsas feature an &quot;eye&quot; to protect from the &quot;evil eye.&quot; And in recent times, a great many feature a &quot;dove&quot; to symbolize peace. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>What would you say is the evil that we need protection from in this day and age? For what it&#39;s worth, today&#39;s evil i [...] Nissim Dahan vision of hope transition Saudi Arabia peace money global warming from hate to hope economic development