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How I ended up back in school on the first day of the Egyptian Revolution

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For 18 days in early 2011 the world watched from far away as the common Egyptian fought against the repressive system in the hopes of creating a brighter, freer Egypt. I had been living in Egypt prior to this for about a year and a half. We always “joked” that the country needed a revolution [...]

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Gandhi's Last Meal Goat's Milk, Cooked Vegetables, Oranges

Gandhi’s Last Meal Goat’s Milk, Cooked Vegetables, Oranges

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Gandhi’s Last Meal Goat’s Milk, Cooked Vegetables, Oranges Gandhi is a kind of odd icon in our modern world. His image is well-known and people throw his quotes around day after day whilst doing very un-Gandhi like activities. I only recently started to learn properly about this amazing man and to find out that his [...]

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Is Minimalism a worthwhile form of activism?

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In my recent post “Does A Minimalist Lifestyle Breed Laziness?” it was brought up in the comments that minimalism can also be a form of activism. I agree with this somewhat and some of my minimal choices are due to the eco-friendly aspects or the point of not using products from a certain company. How [...]

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