January 31, 2020
by Maha Bali
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This is a quick one building on Nancy Fraser’s model of social justice as economic, cultural or political. If we center everything around power, one easy way to remember it would be (in a digital context): Economic justice: electrical power!! … Continue reading
January 24, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I just had two crazy thoughts. First, can we design online activities that take Theater of the Oppressed online in the same way Liberating Structures have been done online by @NancyWhite? If you don’t know these, my basic knowledge of … Continue reading
January 23, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’m so grateful I was invited as a speaker at Nile TESOL 2020, an annual conference that takes place on our AUC New Cairo campus. I have attended this conference on and off for years and it is an amazingly … Continue reading
January 20, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I do lots of stuff for free. And other stuff, I would refuse to do for free. It’s an intentional choice every time. Recently, AMICAL awarded me this, which I am so proud of because they highlighted the work that … Continue reading
January 12, 2020
by Maha Bali
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This may not be news to anyone, but I’ve been thinking recently about the interplay of anger (against injustice) and kindness (towards those against whom injustices occur, but also in general) that often drives or motivates people who are social … Continue reading
December 31, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Parisa Mehran wrote a post on intersectionality, then on Twitter she encouraged me to write my own for WOCinELT. This was published orignally on WOCinELT on Dec 24, 2019. I am republishing it here now in case folks missed the … Continue reading
December 29, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I’ve written about local and global optimums before, and I used this image of them during my keynote in Cape Town last August. The event was called Symposium: Making a plan – the reality of growing new forms of digital … Continue reading
December 22, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I had a thought this morning, and saw this line from an article that completely helped untangle a puzzle in my mind: On agency vs inclusivity: “teaching a man to fish is supposed to feed him for a lifetime. Scratch … Continue reading
December 6, 2019
by Maha Bali
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This post is about how I feel about my class this semester. There’s something extra special about the feel of this class, and I’m trying to put my finger on it. I’m having separation anxiety… I’ve grown so close to … Continue reading
December 5, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Today is my third invited session at a conference in South Africa this year. It is particularly gratifying and humbling to speak to fellow African audiences, because my messaging is quite different from the rest of my scholarship, and it’s … Continue reading