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Direct Teaching – Plain & Simple

August 10th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Media, Video

serveSo you wanna tell someone about the Baha’i Faith, but you have no idea what to say or where to start? Then, what are you supposed to do? Direct Teaching.

Devon and Golriz present the solution Plain & Simple in a creative papercut presentation.

Visit http://www.servethefaith.com

(This is so cool, someone please create more.)

The Secret of Kajang

January 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Initiatives, Video

(mn) A few months ago I featured some of the excellent activists that I had met. One of them was Satiswary who ran virtues development classes for children in a really rough neighborhood [Kajang, Malaysia].

We chatted with some neighbors and found out that every week there was a killing in this area! It was easy to believe.

A few minutes before, 2 boys inched their car closer and closer to me. They were pointing at me and having a good laugh in the car. And it was completely unprovoked! I was just standing in the carpark minding my own business when these boys decided to scare me with their threatening antics.

Just the week before, at about noon, in full view of all the residents (including children), a man was chopped and murdered in broad daylight!

One of the neighbors lamented, “di sini, budak baik pun mesti jadi tak baik.” (”even good kids turn out bad”) She would know – her own child has ended up in jail.

“Setiap kali saya datang sini saya takut!” (”every time I come here I am scared”). I remained humbled by the risks they taking just to keep this small class alive.

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By Manesh Nesaratnam at Good People We Meet (http://goodpeoplewemeet.wordpress.com)

Mana releasing two new Albums

January 10th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Arts, Music

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These pacific islanders put an invigorating blend of various Polynesian rhythms and sounds infused with pop to quotations from Ruhi books. If you are not familiar with their first two albums already, get yourself familiar now. Their melodies are easy to learn and a great tool for memorization. Mana are not professionals, they are a group of youth who have dedicated their time and amazing talent to make one CD for every book in the sequence. Stay tuned for more on Mana and their upcoming album releases in two weeks!

Mana in production:

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