Dear Friends,
Some of you already know that I have been accepted by the International Women for Peace Services to serve as witness in Palestine during the olive harvest.
It is the same organization that Anna Baltzer works for. I will know more about it when I am there, my preliminary understanding of the function of a volunteer is to document human rights violations by the Israeli government and/or act as a support person for the mission and publicize as much as possible
In case you were wondering I have to finance my trip myself. I expect to be in Palestine for about 3 months from September to December.
Before going to Palestine I have decided to go to Pakistan. I'll be leaving on May 23rd and expect to be back in the US next March. This is the first time I'll be in Pakistan for that long since I came to this country 30 some years ago.
In addition to helping my sister in educating women about their rights in Islam, I hope to start some education program in villages where there are no schools or street kids. i have been thinking along these lines for quite some time and at the moment these are just ideas, what come to fruition and what form it takes remains to be seen.
I'll try to keep you updated as much as possible.
Thank you for listening
Friday, May 2, 2008
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Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Pakistan
LAHORE - March 24, 2006: No way-out to avoid a traffic jam near Urdu Bazaar. — Dawn
poor animal!
MULTAN - March 24, 2006: A camel performance at the spring festival organised by the City District Government to mark the Pakistan Day
beast of burden
LAHORE - March 20: BEAST OF BURDEN: A damaged vehicle being taken to a workshop.—APP
Communing with pigeons
KARACHI - March 20: A child enjoys the company of pigeons, whom he feeds, at Hyderi on Tuesday.—APP
Waiting for drinking water
HYDERABAD (India) - March 20: People stand in a line as they wait to fill containers with drinking water supplied by a mobile water vehicle in a slum area in the Saidabad colony here on Tuesday. More than 500 families living in this slum area depend on water supplied by a mobile vehicle and provided by the Metro water works once in three days. 'Coping with Water Scarcity' is the theme for the World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on March 22.—AFP
Mud slide in Kashmir
BAGH - March 20: A man marooned in an area of Azad Kashmir affected by hill torrents following heavy downpour over the past few days is being rescued by local people on Tuesday.—AFP
Palestinians
BETHLEHEM - March 22: Palestinian students wear traditional clothing during a cultural event taking place at the Bethlehem University here on Thursday. The event, which included a mock wedding, is to promote the education of traditional ideals of Palestinian culture.�AFP
The World Water Day,
HYDERABAD - March 22: Peasant women make their way to a distant place in order to fetch water. The World Water Day, being observed on Friday, is intended to highlight the need for reducing wastage of this precious commodity. � Photo by Yousuf Nagori
