Category Archives: Authors I-Q

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Authors I-Q, Social Issues

Grabbbing Ahold Of Time – by Martin Kimeldorf

An Essay About The Most Elusive, Perplexing, Sought-After Element of Modern Life

Certain dream stories repeat themselves over time until they no longer hold my interest. I call these Dream Themes. One theme that has lasted a long time centers on my first year or two of college. 

I attended the University of California at Santa Cruz in the late 1960s. Back then it was an emerging experiment created in response to the Berkeley uprisings. It featured small classes built around themes, and combined large lectures with smaller, intensely interactive seminars. The first year consisted of only one class, Western Civ, which combined history, English, and art. You didn’t get to deviate from the core curriculum until after the first year or so. 

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Authors I-Q, Education

Reimagining Education for the AI Era – by Muhammad Usman Qazi

Building Inclusive, Interactive, and Future-Ready Curricula

I have had the opportunity to witness several important stages in the evolution of computing. When I first encountered computers, interaction was largely command-oriented. Users needed to understand commands, remember syntax, and enter instructions carefully to make a computer perform a task. Computing was powerful, but it was not necessarily intuitive or accessible to everyone.

Then came a major turning point: the emergence and widespread adoption of the Windows graphical environment. The way people interacted with computers changed dramatically. Instead of relying primarily on typed commands, users could work with windows, icons, menus, folders, and a mouse. Tasks that once required specialized knowledge became much easier for ordinary users.

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Authors I-Q, Pakistan

Neighbours by Destiny – by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

In the teachings of Islam, the bonds of human society are held in the highest regard, alongside the duties of worship. The rights of neighbours, in particular, have been emphasised time and again in the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. It is related that the Archangel Jibreel (AS) counselled the Prophet so persistently concerning the obligations owed to neighbours that the Messenger of Allah came to believe he might soon be instructed to make them partners in inheritance. Such is the profound importance attached to neighbourly conduct.

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Authors I-Q, Pakistan

Martyrdom and National Rebirth – by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal

The Iranian People’s Enduring Struggle

The history of Iranian civilisation unfolds as one of the grandest tapestries in the story of mankind, spanning more than two thousand five hundred years of recorded glory and endurance. From the sunlit heights of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE, Persia emerged as a beacon of enlightened governance. Cyrus forged a vast, multi-ethnic realm stretching from the verdant plains of the Indus to the shores of the Mediterranean and the hills of the Balkans. Renowned for his wisdom, he respected the customs of conquered peoples and left behind the Cyrus Cylinder, a enduring monument often hailed as an early charter of human rights. This golden epoch of Persian power and refinement met its dramatic close with the conquests of Alexander the Great in 330 BCE.

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Academic Articles, Authors I-Q, Politics

A Value-Based Peace Proposal for the Middle East – by W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz

The New Israel and the New Palestine

“The world is the totality of values, rather than the totality of facts.”
— Tractatus Politico-Philosophicus, 7.2021

Modern diplomacy consistently fails in the Middle East because it treats the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero-sum collision of physical facts, borders, and raw power politics. This paper (Korab-Karpowicz 2026a) operationalizes the evolutionary axiology of the Tractatus Politico-Philosophicus to present a structural, value-based alternative.

By rejecting the Hobbesian trap of mechanically dividing the contested territory of the West Bank, I propose a grand geopolitical exchange: the complete integration of the West Bank into Israel to ensure its strategic and historical security, balanced by the creation of “The New Palestine”—a sovereign, world-class hyper-developed state encompassing the Gaza Strip and an expanded territory in the Sinai Peninsula, funded entirely by the international community.

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Authors I-Q, The Arts

How Small Arts and Culture Organizations Expand Their Reach – by Julie Morris

Finding Your Voice – Share Your Story

Your organization is doing vital cultural work. The problem is, not enough people know about it. America’s nonprofit arts and culture sector generated $151.7 billion in economic activity in 2022 — sustaining 2.6 million jobs and anchoring communities across the country. Yet many of the organizations at the heart of that impact, especially those rooted in communities of color, lack the communications capacity to make their work visible. The story is being made; it’s just not being told.

This guide is for the small but mighty: a two-person staff, a handful of dedicated volunteers, a shoestring budget, and a mission worth sharing. Here’s how to build a communications practice that amplifies your voice without burning out your team.

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Academic Articles, Authors I-Q, Music, theater, TV, dance

Peace Child: A Creative Response in a Divided World – by C. Melissa Neu

ABSTRACT

In an era marked by increasing social, political, and cultural polarization, intercultural communication practitioners are challenged to move beyond awareness-based approaches toward methods that actively foster dialogue and connection across differences. This article explores the Peace Child model, a youth-centered, theatre-based approach to peace building, as a powerful framework for facilitating dialogic engagement in both global and local contexts. Drawing on its origins during the Cold War and its application in conflict regions around the world, the article examines how Peace Child integrates principles of dialogic theory, experiential learning, and co-creative storytelling to transform encounters with difference into opportunities for mutual understanding. Particular attention is given to the role of embodied, arts-based practices in disrupting entrenched narratives and cultivating generative dialogue. The article also addresses the relevance of this model in responding to contemporary polarization and offers practical strategies for intercultural practitioners seeking to design similar programs. By positioning creative collaboration as a catalyst for transformation, this work highlights the potential for theatre and dialogue to reimagine how individuals and communities engage across divides.

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Authors I-Q, Tech & AI

How Digital Access Is Powering Grassroots Good Works – by Rose Joneson

Closing the Gap

Real change rarely starts at the top. It begins in communities, where grassroots organizations work directly with people to solve everyday challenges. From supporting students to helping individuals reenter the workforce, these efforts are often driven by commitment rather than resources. What increasingly determines their success, however, is not just intent, but access to the right tools.

Digital access has become a defining factor in whether community-based efforts can grow or remain limited in reach. Organizations that can connect, communicate, and deliver services online are better positioned to respond to evolving needs. As explored in Community Engagement and Social Impact, local initiatives are most effective when supported by systems and resources that allow them to scale their impact beyond immediate surroundings.

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Authors I-Q, Social Issues

Stable Money, Fair Credit, Stronger Communities – by Julie Morris

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 Why the “Boring” Stuff Matters

When we talk about equity and inclusion, we often picture classrooms, workplaces, and voting booths. But equity is also built (or blocked) at the checkout counter, in the loan office, and at the kitchen table when a family is trying to plan next month’s bills. Access to stable financial resources and fair lending opportunities shapes who can take a risk, recover from a setback, and invest in the future—across every kind of community.

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Authors I-Q, Go Green

Community Coalitions for Effective/Equitable Climate Action – by Olya K-Mehri 

Climate and environmental challenges are often described as global problems, but their impacts are deeply local. From flooding and heat stress to air quality and biodiversity loss, communities experience environmental change in ways that are shaped by place, inequality, and existing social conditions. In this context, community coalitions and collaborative movements are essential to effective and just climate action.

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