Bahareh Amidi

American-Iranian spiritual poet

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School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths

How does one begin to sit with the news of the shooting at Sandy Hook School in Connecticut. I am reminded of the times I have seen a child fall on the ground with a scratched up knee, and how my heart beats faster. Now to think of children's blood being shed and on the … [Read more...] about School Shooting at Sandy Hook Connecticut: Poem: Children, Teachers ,Guns,Lives and Deaths

Malala Yousafzai : Poem dedicated to the Voice of Women and Girls All Around the World

As I sit with the news of Malala Yousufzai's shooting... I start to consider the importance of being shot in the throat and head. The head where the mind lives and grows and the throat that gives life to the thoughts. Poem about the Voice of Women and Girls all Around the … [Read more...] about Malala Yousafzai : Poem dedicated to the Voice of Women and Girls All Around the World

[Interview in English] Malala Yousufzai – the Voice of Courage

  Some times I sit by the computer with out a blink of an eye or a breath. I want to say something about how I feel, but the words do not come out. This is one of those times. When I heard and read about the young girl named Malala that was shot in Pakistan few days … [Read more...] about [Interview in English] Malala Yousufzai – the Voice of Courage

The World Press Photo of The Year 2011 in Words

The picture which speaks a thousand and one words with out even seeing the mouths of the speakers The picture which captures humanity in its nudity and humanity veiled The picture which shows the hands of a healer wearing white gloves Notice the gloves which seem to bear … [Read more...] about The World Press Photo of The Year 2011 in Words