People amaze me. With their strength; their courage; their resilience; their tenacity; their compassion. I think there’s nothing more powerful or empowering than feeling inspired

Guest blogger: ZaydOur 13 year old son Zayd has always loved tinkering - making things out of rubber bands, paper clips and cardboard that he finds in his desk drawer,

Twenty years ago this week, I attended an event that changed my life. On the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and on the anniversary

One of the most inspiring places on the Internet is “Humans of New York” (HONY), a blog started in 2010 by Brandon Stanton that features photos of every day

My dear friends,A heartfelt thank you to each of you for reading the blog this month, and for continuing to be such loyal followers of 30days30deeds.com.

A very happy Eid to all of you. Some images from our day. With love, from our family to yours.

It’s hard to think about celebrating the end of Ramadan when the anguish just doesn’t let up. The murder of four marines tonight is crushing. Todd Shea, once in the Marine

Today is the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, when more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un

There were rumors last week that Edhi sahab was in ICU. I reached out to his office and to others in Karachi to find out more. Jibran Nasir got back to me quickly, as he happened to

I had decided at the outset that I wouldn’t write about my family this year (their inspiring stories could fill 30 days and more)

My mom has been working on a Ramadan blog, sharing inspiring Muslim stories. When I was thinking about who I could write about

Over 1200 people have died in Pakistan in the past week, not from natural disaster or a terrorist attack, but from debilitating heat. Temperatures are reaching 120 degrees

The idea grew out of the tragedy of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. A dear friend of mine of Jewish faith, horrified at the growing intolerance and hate

For the past week, I’ve been sharing stories of extraordinary courage, compassion, and conviction. I struggled with how to limit my list to 30; whether to include people

Last night, a group of teens, Palestinian and Israeli, from Jerusalem, allowed us to hear the harmony of possibility.The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus