I missed the Holy Land

The imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere. (Terence McKenna)

Sometimes, you just feel the need of thanking your feet for driving you in so many international paths. You feel the need to thank your eyes for bringing colours in your life, your skin for warming under the shining sun, your tongue for speaking new languages, people for being so different and yet so similar, open minds for teaching you how to live better, big hearts for being generous, air for making you alive, and Planet Earth for being that amazing.

I have just come back from a few days of holidays in the Holy Land. The place which warms my heart. The country where I feel alive. A land so young and yet so old, full of stories of all kinds: while listening to its people, you will laugh, you will cry, you will feel proud, you will feel ashamed, but hope will never live you, if you find the way. I learn so much from Israel, so much that I could not even explain or describe. The change happens in the heart, while you are enjoying the breathtaking views, smelling the salty smell of the sea, meeting people, floating in the Dead Sea, and so much more.

So often, I feel that people should leave their a priori beside to give a chance to this country, maybe difficult to apprehend, or to comprehend, but its richness and beauty will immerse you quickly if you give a try.

ארץ ישראל, אני אוהבת אותך!

Stand with Malala

Hi there!

It has been ages without writing on this blog. That's what happens when life keeps you busy, and that's what happens when you're lucky enough not to have to 'kill time' on your computer. I may not be regular, but my readers are. And I'm happy to have this page to express my feelings and my opinions. So today, I won't be happy-go-lucky, as today is an important day for girls all around the world, girls who still have to fight to be able to receive an education.
Firstly, do you remember Malala Yousafzai? Here is a small reminder, for those who need:

"15-year-old Malala has dared to campaign for girls education in Pakistan. She was shot in the head for it last year, but she survived, and with almost 1 million of us behind her, she helped win a new government policy to put all Pakistani girls in school!"
Source: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/every_child_in_school_global/?fp

Today, Malala turned 16. To 'celebrate' her birthday, she proved once again, with the speech she gave in front of the UNO, how brave and strong she is! Despite the fact she was almost killed by the extremists who keep oppressing women and their rights, she stands, proudly, to defend the access to education: a fight that everybody should be aware of! Maybe you do not know it yet, but not less than fourteen girls were murdered on 15th June in Pakistan, just because they wanted to have their education!

Malala began a petition, that you can sign here and now. Here is the description, followed by the direct link to the petition itself:

"On 15 June fourteen girls were murdered in Pakistan simply because they wanted an education. Many people know my story but there are stories every day of children fighting for an education. The basic right to education is under attack around the world.

We need change now and I need your help to achieve it.

You can help me and girls and boys across the world. We are asking the United Nations General Assembly to fund new teachers, schools, books and recommit to getting every girl and boy in school by December 2015.

This July 12th is my 16th birthday and I am personally delivering this petition to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

I became a victim of terrorism after I spoke out in favour of education of girls. These innocent girls killed in Pakistan have nothing to do with politics and only wanted to empower themselves through education.

If we want to bring change, if we want progress, if we want development, if we want the education of girls, we should be united. We should not wait. We should do it now."

July 12th may reach its end, but time to make your voice being heard won't be over. So please, if you believe in this fight for freedom, give them, give us a single minute of your life:

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/stand-with-malala-end-the-education-emergency-3?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=28429&alert_id=vOHfzIhWKS_iWQbKRdUaN

Shabbat shalom!