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Here are some steps on how to become a philanthropist I found on eHow.com. Yeah it's not always this simple but it's a good start.

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Find out what you are passionate about. Do you care about global warming or the starving children in Africa? Breast Cancer, AIDS...? If you know someone who has suffered from anything and you have wanted to make a difference, this is your chance t… Continue

Ok so in the spirit of the new year and given the fact that this world is a social and economic disaster I want to make a suggestion. I want us as a collective to start helping others. Some of you might already do so and that is great but I want to take it one step further. Go out and help others in anyway you think is beneficial and document it via pictures, video, or even come on here and blog about it. A combination of these techniques would be even better. Normally I am a firm believer of do… Continue

Another year has come and gone. I like to take this time to reflect upon the journey that I embarked on and use this time to calibrate my life. I guess my introspective thoughts never cease to exist but they reach a peak during the month of Ramadan and continue as we bid farewell to another year. I think about whether or not I am in a better place now than I was a year ago. I would certainly like to think so but how do I really know? The idea is that I leave this earth giving a little more than… Continue

I read an article on Yahoo news today that I found very interesting. This article helped me answer an incessant question that I often ask myself. "Are people driven to act disorderly or are they that way and society needs to take action against them accordingly?" Often, I've heard people see a homeless person and in a very unforgiving tone say, "If they worked hard they wouldn't be homeless." Or we often blame those who are underprivileged for their inability to get themselves out of the jam the… Continue

Lately the McCain-Palin Campaign has been irking me more-so than ever. They have been drawing some pretty interesting people to their rallies who feel it is okay to spread hate and violence. ANgry mobs gather to yell kill him, and terrorist. Only things missing here are pitch forks and torches. Well maybe I should be thankful that McCain came to the rescue and set the record straight.


At a recent Minnesota town hall meeting, McCain offered a more heartfelt endorsement of Barack Obama's char… Continue