Habits of the Heart

Tag: Palestine

  • My Summer Reading List – 2025

    Every summer I share some of the best books I’ve read (or that are on my reading list). This year, I am sharing a list that is a bit different, one based on concepts/ ideas that are relevant, to understand, rather than recency of publication. Here goes: Welfare: book – Arguments for Welfare. Paul Spicker:…

  • Harvard University and the question of why nonprofits get tax exemption

    The recent fracas between the Trump administration and Harvard University, over free speech has brought forth many questions to fore. The question of role of institutions of higher ed in our society, the limits of free speech and dissent and the limits of government interference in research efforts.         The question of why universities should…

  • What is the role of intellectuals in our social media driven world?

    What is the role of intellectuals in our world? A world that is almost anti-intellectual in its orientation – in the sense of being ephemeral, with fleeting attention spans, where the loudest – and most powerful voice – wins.  I came across this speech by Dr.Edward Said, one of the leading Arab intellectuals whose book…

  • Q and A with Riz Khan, Anchor at Al –Jazeera English

    It is not everyday that you get to meet your childhood hero. To me, Riz Khan has always been a role-model and continues to do the kind of work that I would love to do, though in a different format. Even though I am a bit star-struck by him, I managed an  interview about an…

  • Discussion with Daniel Bar Tal, Middle East peace talks and the Israeli public

    Dr Daneil Bar Tal, Branco Weiss Professor of Research in Child Development and Education at School of Education, Tel Aviv University visited Maxwell School of Syracuse university last week for a  two day lecture tour, during which he spoke with us, during a moderated panel discussion.I got to spend quality time with him, talking to…

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