This image was created by ChatGPT. Void: a completely empty space Thanks to Judith Smit for sharing this video on LinkedIn. This is Ansar Yawar's YouTube account. Peace, MAA People ask me, why aren't you talking anymore? Why have you gone quiet? Because I've hit the void, a place where everything exists yet nothing feels … Continue reading The Void by Ansar Yawar
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No Limit to Israel’s Depravity or Perversion
Image created by ChatGPT This is a recent LinkedIn post by Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen followed by the video in question. The other co-founder is Mahmoud Almadhoun ("Chef Mahmoud"), Hani's brother, who was murdered by an Israeli drone missile strike last November. The … Continue reading No Limit to Israel’s Depravity or Perversion
“Tear Down the Walls”
REUTERS/via SNO Sites/Lucy NicholsonThe badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Hawthorne, California. File photo March 1, 2020. I created this song "in honor of" ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a US government agency from hell. Let me know which version you prefer in the comments section below, on my … Continue reading “Tear Down the Walls”
“Why I Cancelled My 2025 Trip To Trump’s America”
That's the title of a recent video by Rob Groves, who is based in the UK. Rob has a YouTube channel with nearly 60,000 subscribers, where we speak truth to power about British politics, and challenge the establishment narrative peddled by the overwhelmingly right-wing press and BBC. In the words of Noam Chomsky, 'power knows … Continue reading “Why I Cancelled My 2025 Trip To Trump’s America”
Vietnam Today (Video)
About 20 years ago, I helped create a video entitled Vietnam Today for the In FOCUS: Vietnam project funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It was part of a series designed to serve as a pre-departure orientation tool for students who participated in the Hobart and William Smith … Continue reading Vietnam Today (Video)
Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
Israeli Minister of Finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, speaks to the press during a party meeting in Jerusalem on 5 February 2024. I give Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich credit for one thing: his brutal honesty. No code or dog whistle, just speaking candidly about the "Greater Israel" project. I first saw … Continue reading Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
Genocide in Gaza
I created a slideshow of injured, dying, displaced, and dead Palestinians set to Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. It’s my way of reflecting on and processing the Israeli-planned and -executed carnage that is occurring in Gaza. Click on the image below to access the video. Follow this link to access the video on my Vimeo … Continue reading Genocide in Gaza
Got the COVID Blues (Lord, Have Mercy on Me)
On another lighter note, I'm pleased to announce the release of a song I wrote during the pandemic. I had the music in my head and worked it out on a piano but never recorded it. This music is AI-generated. Not bad for a computer, eh? 😉 https://youtu.be/3k38yqbpfwM?si=0MZIwCQ7fJKLiGda Here's a direct link to the version … Continue reading Got the COVID Blues (Lord, Have Mercy on Me)
Capstone Fairs Are Coming to Town! 🇻🇳
All smiles after finishing the video. "That's a wrap!" It's true, I was a musician in another lifetime. The piano and a mellifluous baritone voice were my primary instruments. I also played a variety of others, including clarinet, flute, trombone, saxophone, etc. with varying degrees of proficiency and success. Among my many accolades, I was … Continue reading Capstone Fairs Are Coming to Town! 🇻🇳
Highly Recommended: “I Have Arrived, I Am Home – Documentary About Thích Nhất Hạnh”
From Plum Village: Made specially for the first anniversary of the passing of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, "I Have Arrived, I Am Home" is a new documentary from filmmaker Max Pugh (A Cloud Never Dies, Walk With Me). The film includes footage and commentary on Thich Nhat Hanh's return to his native Vietnam, where … Continue reading Highly Recommended: “I Have Arrived, I Am Home – Documentary About Thích Nhất Hạnh”
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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