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‘The importance of something is in inverse proportion to its attractiveness.’
'In the distorting mirror of your mind, an angel can seem to have a devil's face.'
Hakim Sanai
Tales of the Dervishes
Read the book, for free, here:
http://idriesshahfoundation.org/books/tales-of-the-dervishes-teaching-stories-over-a-thousand-years/
Psychology
Mulla Nasrudin went to see a psychiatrist. He said:
‘My trouble is that I can’t remember anything.’
‘When did this start?’ asked the doctor.
‘When did what start?’ said Nasrudin.
5 of 5 stars to The World of the Sufi by Idries Shah https://www.goodreads.com/review/show?id=3352631335
You've seen instructions like this almost everywhere —
"Wash your hands frequently, for at least twenty seconds each time."
Damsa could help stop a pandemic, but she can't read.
Help stop COVID-19 in Afghanistan. Help Damsa learn to read.
Visit www.iceeducation.org/helpDonate.html
DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 31, 2020. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO FAMILIES/YOUNG FOLKS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
UNESCO and Idries Shah Foundation launch “World Tales” Short Story Competition
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Climate change, human rights violations, conflicts, racism and discrimination are among many threats to our present and future. In the face of adversity, creative young minds need to be encouraged to find innovative solutions. Extension of deadline for submission: 31 May 2020 at midnight (CET). With...Dear Reader:
I hope you and all those you care about are staying well.
As you may remember, today, Tuesday, May 5 is #GivingTuesdayNow — a day encouraging global generosity.
We here at ISHK want to encourage you to support local and global efforts to assist those in most need during this difficult time and especially to remember those working on the front lines to ensure the health and safety of us all.
ISHK continues to provide information and diversion for those sheltering in place.
The Human Journey free Social Distancing Discussion Guide:Creating The World We Want is available for download.
Hoopoe Books has free Reading Resources for Parents during School Closings, in both English and Spanish.
Other recent activities include,
Books for Refugees donated hundreds of Hoopoe books to refugee camps in Greece and on the Mexican border. These were bilingual editions in their native tongue plus the language of the country they hope to settle in. Soon there will be a website for this new program.
Books for Afghanistan printed another 36,000 Hoopoe Teaching Stories in Dari/Pashto editions and 10,000 in Shughni/Dari editions to be given to children in Afghanistan.
Share Literacy Distributed 10,100 copies of The Silly Chicken to at risk children in the US and Canada.
Your gift to ISHK will ensure that many more children will recieve the first book they have ever owned and that more people throughout the world will have the information they need to build a better future for us all once this crisis is over.
To donate, please visit
ishk.networkforgood.com/projects/93101-main-giving-page?utm_campaign=dms_email_blast_594899
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Jill Barnes
ISHK Treasurer
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“The #Sufi saying has it: "God, to the bee, is something which has TWO stings!" #sufism”