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
December 2, 2019
by Maha Bali
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We had a difficult conversation in class today. I was dreading it and worried. It went great. Here’s the back story. Plz remember I am not a psychologist so I am not truly equipped to discuss these things and it’s … Continue reading
November 27, 2019
by Maha Bali
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This is a thinking post that’s building on several different ideas with food sometimes as a metaphor for hospitality and sometimes as literal. First story – on recipes I read something recently that will probably be familiar to everyone reading … Continue reading
November 27, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Yesterday, a colleague here at AUC who is from Mozambique, Jose Coassa (@zeca72) shared with me a poem he wrote that is possibly one of the most powerful things I’ve ever read on domestic abuse of women… and he wrote … Continue reading