An Interview: COMMITTED…to Keeping Dreams Alive
As a guest in a live FM Radio Program, I discuss the reasons behind the "We're COMMITTED" campaign to raise awareness about the plight of the children and younger siblings of dead migrants.
An Interview: Out of the circle
An interview where I discuss why COMMITTED is running the "We're COMMITTED" campaign to raise awareness about the plight, and fundraising to help, the children and younger siblings of dead migrants.
Qatar…From Afar: In Qatar, jailed Asian expat’s guilty until proven innocent
In Qatar, Asian workers, deemed to have run afoul of the law for whatever reason, are treated as guilty until proven innocent...by their own selves with hardly any support from the legal system.
Qatar…From Afar: Irony of Ironies
What I thought of, and expected from, Muslims and Arabs in general before I arrived in Qatar, and what I actually discovered about who, what and how they are as a people, based on how they treated me (and other Asians).
Qatar…From Afar: Riyality Check
The plight of Nepalese unskilled workers who go to Qatar to make just some money so their families back home can have just a slightly better life but end up ensnared in the country's Kafkaesque legal system.
Qatar…From Afar: 121212
The details of everything that happened during the 11 nights and 12 days I spent in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam!
Qatar…From Afar: Mayday Mayday May Day
The fateful day I show up at the police station when I find out what I was supposedly to have said to be accused of insulting Islam and the subsequent incarceration.
Qatar…From Afar: The (Un)expected
All about that which happened, which I really didn't expect to happen, but had feared might happen!
Mohanad's reason for signing the petition.
Qatar…From Afar: Uncommon Courage
In this post, I would like to share two communications that we all can learn from. The first is a comment left on the change.org petition by a former student of mine, and the second a response to that comment. A number of individuals took great risks and displayed great courage participating in the campaign for my release. But one young former student of mine, Mohanad Rwaished, took an incredible risk and showed a level of courage that is uncommon in his age group. After signing the Change.org petition, he added a very honest comment detailing what he and his…
Qatar…From Afar: The Timeline
The timeline of my ordeal in Qatar following a complaint logged by the parent of a twelve-year old student based on the child's version of an incident in the cafeteria of Qatar Academy. I was fired and subsequently jailed but freed following an international campaign.