http://www.afan.uk.net/theme/diversity The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/reddit-users-attempt-shame-sikh-woman-get-righteously-schooled <p> A Reddit user going by the handle &quot;european_douchebag&quot; posted a surreptitious photo of a Sikh woman with the caption &quot;<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/109cnf/im_not_sure_what_to_conclude_from_this/?sort=new#c6bmnym" target="_blank">i'm not sure what to conclude from this</a>.&quot; The user's apparent confusion stems from the fact that the woman—bound by her religion not to cut her hair or alter her body—has an abundance of dark, untrimmed facial hair. <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/reddit-users-attempt-shame-sikh-woman-get-righteously-schooled">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/reddit-users-attempt-shame-sikh-woman-get-righteously-schooled#comments Belief Diversity Ethics Gender Happiness prejudice Sexuality Sikh Women News items Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:10 +0100 Amaranatho 3500 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prejudice/comedian-cerebral-palsy-his-own-comedy-style <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/taTSxDVEHRM" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/taTSxDVEHRM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prejudice/comedian-cerebral-palsy-his-own-comedy-style#comments Body-Health-Diet Diversity Listening prejudice Social Action General Video Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:04:12 +0100 Amaranatho 3485 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/diversity/new-zeland-ministers-speak-parliment-about-lbgt-marriage-funny-and-direct <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pCDEiaoEP2U" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pCDEiaoEP2U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/diversity/new-zeland-ministers-speak-parliment-about-lbgt-marriage-funny-and-direct#comments Compassion Diversity Gender Happiness Judgement and Salvation Love Sexuality Suffering General Video Visuals Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:33:50 +0100 Amaranatho 3481 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/suffering/we-are-all-connected <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IQRoNkq65Rk" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IQRoNkq65Rk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/suffering/we-are-all-connected#comments Contemplation Creativity Diversity Environment Fear Listening Relationships Ritual Suffering General Video Visuals Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:51:20 +0000 Amaranatho 3451 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/inter-faith/faitheists-atheists-involved-interfaith-dialogue <h1 class="title-news"><span style="font-size: small">Faitheists? Atheists Involved In Interfaith Dialogue </span></h1> <p> Interview with Harvard Humanist chaplain Chris Stedman, who calls himself a 'faitheist', and calls for atheists and the religious to come together around interfaith work. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/23/faitheist-chris-stedman_n_2174563.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/23/faitheist-chris-stedman_n_2174563.html </a> </p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/inter-faith/faitheists-atheists-involved-interfaith-dialogue#comments Christian Diversity Humanist Inter-Faith Interfaith Listening Article Interviews Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:14:42 +0000 Alan Murray 3445 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/community-cohesion/happy-national-interfaith-week-2012 <p style="text-align: center" align="center" class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp; </p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"> <st1:personname w:st="on"><b><u>AFAN</u></b></st1:personname><b><u> ACTIVITIES – INTERFAITH WEEK - NOVEMBER 2012<o:p></o:p></u></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> </b> </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/community-cohesion/happy-national-interfaith-week-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/community-cohesion/happy-national-interfaith-week-2012#comments Community Cohesion Diversity Interfaith undefined Shared Special Days Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:05:20 +0000 Sophie Loftus 3428 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/africa-norway-new-charity-single-out-now-official-christmas-video <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oJLqyuxm96k" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oJLqyuxm96k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/africa-norway-new-charity-single-out-now-official-christmas-video#comments Care of the Earth Celebration Diversity Humour Social Action General Visuals Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:50:11 +0000 Amaranatho 3427 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/meet-superhumans <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKTamH__xuQ" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKTamH__xuQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/meet-superhumans">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/meet-superhumans#comments Community Cohesion Diversity Identity Social Action General Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:40:43 +0100 Amaranatho 3399 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/more-bleedin-foreigners-winning-our-medals <p> Jesus! More multicultural crap! More bleedin' foreigners winning our medals! Even cheering with indecent enthusiasm for Team GB! Who the hell do they think they are? And what the hell happened to this great nation? Tory MP Aidan Burley, an immigrant from New Zealand.... </p> <p> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-anyone-who-now-thinks-britain-is-too-multicultural-8008818.html?origin=internalSearch" title="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-anyone-who-now-thinks-britain-is-too-multicultural-8008818.html?origin=internalSearch">http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/y...</a> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/more-bleedin-foreigners-winning-our-medals#comments Belief Community Cohesion Diversity Equality Identity Social Action General News items Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:05:23 +0100 Amaranatho 3398 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/celebration/jubilee-celebrations-st-pauls-and-southall-gurdwara <p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:L <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/celebration/jubilee-celebrations-st-pauls-and-southall-gurdwara">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/celebration/jubilee-celebrations-st-pauls-and-southall-gurdwara#comments Celebration Christian Church Diversity Politics Sikh General News items Video Visuals Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:00:58 +0100 Alan Murray 3367 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/aslimpeace-7-arabs-7-jews-join-weight-loss-group <p> <a href="http://www.aslimpeace.com/" title="http://www.aslimpeace.com/">http://www.aslimpeace.com/</a> </p> <p> When Israelis, Palestinians, Bedouin Arabs, and American settlers in the West Bank are brought together with the shared goal of losing weight, they find out they have far more in common than they ever would have imagined. A Slim Peace takes a revealing look at the universal struggle for acceptance, understanding and personal transformation in a land of intractable conflict. </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/aslimpeace-7-arabs-7-jews-join-weight-loss-group">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/aslimpeace-7-arabs-7-jews-join-weight-loss-group#comments Belief Body-Health-Diet Community Cohesion Consumerism Diversity Jewish Judgement and Salvation Social Action General Links Visuals Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:21:36 +0100 Amaranatho 3365 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/science/curiositycom-lifes-big-questions <p> &nbsp; </p> <div style="text-align: center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5EhM56QZxso" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5EhM56QZxso" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> <a href="http://curiosity.discovery.com/" title="http://curiosity.discovery.com/">http://curiosity.discovery.com/</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/science/curiositycom-lifes-big-questions">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/science/curiositycom-lifes-big-questions#comments Belief Diversity Myth Philosophy Science General Video Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:36:22 +0100 Amaranatho 3364 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/spirituality/what-does-it-mean-be-awake <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uHofkJT7QOw" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uHofkJT7QOw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> Awake in the World&quot; was shot entirely on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in 2012. The film's narrative includes various individuals living and working in this sacred area as well as a Mayan Shaman. <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/spirituality/what-does-it-mean-be-awake">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/spirituality/what-does-it-mean-be-awake#comments Belief Buddhist Diversity Freedom Judgement and Salvation Social Action Spirituality General Video Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:28:43 +0100 Amaranatho 3363 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/well-being/small-pleasures <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/flkFW5E0XcM#!" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/flkFW5E0XcM#!" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/well-being/small-pleasures#comments Celebration Contemplation Diversity Environment The word well-being General Video Visuals Thu, 24 May 2012 12:22:24 +0100 Amaranatho 3356 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/message-charlie-chaplin-film-great-dictator <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M8C-qIgbP9o" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M8C-qIgbP9o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> <div align="center">   </div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator</a> <br /> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/message-charlie-chaplin-film-great-dictator#comments Belief Contemplation Diversity Judgement and Salvation Social Action Violence General Visuals Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:11:46 +0000 Amaranatho 3215 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/values/diverse-ethics <a href="http://www.diverseethics.com/masala/tour-blog/mblog-2">http://www.diverseethics.com/masala/tour-blog/mblog-2</a> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/values/diverse-ethics#comments Belief Community Community Cohesion Diversity Education Hindu Values worldview worship Interviews Links Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:14 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 3205 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/declaration-interdependence-crowdsourced-short-film <br /> Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Slept with your laptop? Or become so overwhelmed that you just unplugged from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, director Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century. From founding The Webby Awards to being a passionate advocate for The National Day of Unplugging, Shlain's love/hate relationship with technology serves as the springboard for a thrilling exploration of modern life...and our interconnected future. <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/declaration-interdependence-crowdsourced-short-film">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/declaration-interdependence-crowdsourced-short-film#comments Belief Care of the Earth Celebration Community Cohesion Diversity Emotions Identity Prayer Religion Ritual The word General Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:31:25 +0100 Amaranatho 3155 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/environment/bbc-everything-and-nothing-everything <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQ8rd7AkMmY&amp;feature=related" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQ8rd7AkMmY&amp;feature=related" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> <div align="center">   </div> <div align="center">  This is a long video but just watching the first 2 minutes already comes up with a big question </div> <div align="center">   </div> <div align="center"> <object <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/environment/bbc-everything-and-nothing-everything">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/environment/bbc-everything-and-nothing-everything#comments Beauty Belief Creation Diversity Environment Identity General Visuals Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:35:06 +0100 Amaranatho 3135 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/rapping-lama-gomo-tulku <p> <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/07/23/138618241/gomo-tulku-the-rapping-lama" title="http://www.npr.org/2011/07/23/138618241/gomo-tulku-the-rapping-lama">http://www.npr.org/2011/07/23/138618241/gomo-tulku-the-rapping-lama</a> </p> <p> <i>Weekend Edition</i> once did a story on a 6-year-old boy in Utah who was about to embark on a remarkable journey. Here's how that story began: </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/rapping-lama-gomo-tulku">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/rapping-lama-gomo-tulku#comments Belief Buddhist Celebration Diversity Education Identity Prayer Religion Scriptures Work Visuals Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:04:14 +0100 Amaranatho 3131 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prejudice/emmanuel-kelly-x-factor-2011-auditions-emmanuel-kelly <div align="center"> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W86jlvrG54o&amp;feature=share" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W86jlvrG54o&amp;feature=share" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </div> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prejudice/emmanuel-kelly-x-factor-2011-auditions-emmanuel-kelly#comments Body-Health-Diet Community Cohesion Diversity Judgement and Salvation prejudice Social Action General Visuals Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:37:30 +0100 Amaranatho 3130 at http://www.afan.uk.net