Posts by Shagufta Pasta

Joie de vivre, and the art of living fabulously (or an ingredient list to creating social change)

Terry readers, I’ve been bursting to tell you a story all weekend. (And I’m home sick today, which just goes to show you should never let…

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Oh Michael Pollan, you’ve done it again.

For ages, listed under “interests” in my Facebook profile has been “learning to cook (recipes anyone?)”.  I wrote it in when I was first learning to…

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Don’t mind me, I’m just sobbing on the bus.

Good book alert! I’m reading an incredible book right now called “The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles” By Hala Jaber, and it’s so moving and sad…

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Alain de Botton: An Amazing TED Talk.

If you’re familiar with Alain de Botton, you’ll know he is intelligent, witty, and a wonderful thinker. (His book “The Art of Travel” is a must…

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Mandela’s Day Is July 18th

This morning I noticed a tweet by Idealist about Mandela’s Day, which is on July 18th, and celebrates Nelson’s Mandela’s 91st birthday this year. I was…

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The Ethics of International Service Learning (remix edition)

The event below sounds ridiculously awesome.  Hope to see/meet many of you there! I’ll be the one with the Moleskine notebook. KAHOLTIK | July 20th Two…

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Fearless Interdisciplinarity: What Coke Studio and TEDx Terry Talks 2009 have in common

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I love Terry*.  After much reflection, I realised that while the extraordinary Speaker Series and wonderful writing on…

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Jokes Aside, Islamophobia Is Serious stuff (Lessons Higher Ed Can Take From Georgia State)

Recently, articles featured on terry* about stereotypes of Islam/Muslims have generated much discussion and debate. I’d love to discover one day that articles like this are…

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Recipe for a GREAT TEDx Terry Talk

Steps: Sift equal parts interesting concept and strong speaking ability. Add 2 teaspoons confidence in yourself and stir until you see bits of your personality visible…

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Telling Other People Exactly what You Think: A Tip Sheet to Make Your Online Commentary Really Count

These are scary times. Without asking your permission, Muslims are daring to write articles, create films, develop radio programs, and produce art that unabashedly celebrates the…

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