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TakingITGlobal (TIG) … A Personal Experience

 

Hello everyone.

Voluntary work is a very essential aspect of civilized nations. Through voluntary work societies will develop and more objectives will be achieved. I started my article with these sentences because the organization I am talking about today is all about Volunteering.

 

One day, I was making a small research on Nabulsi family and trying to find useful information. To be honest I can’t exactly remember how I ended up looking at Nabulsi members in this website http://www.tigweb.org/. I read about it and then my story with TakingITGlobal started.

 

TakingITGlobal has an interesting vision that made me considering working with them. In simple words, they try to make education accessible by everyone especially young people. The very first basic idea, as the name suggests, they were trying to take the IT globally to the whole world no matter how poor or far you are. The vision then expanded to take all different knowledge fields under its wing. It is a non-profitable organization and anyone can join and work with them. The work goes beyond just being online. TIG has a lot of volunteers all over the world who are working very hard and patiently to achieve the peaceful goal ofTIG. There are teachers, programmers, designers, translators, trainers, and many other types of professionals.

 

My work with TIG so far is only concerned with Arabic-English and English-Arabic translation. I signed up with them after I read about the vision and achievements in the website. They have a well organized structure that’s meant to only make things work in the right way not to complicate life. I read that if you like to join, you are to send an email to the volunteer coordinator assigned for your area. Mine at that time was Mrs. Tala Nabulsi(Interesting that we have the same last name), so I sent her an email expressing my intentions to be a volunteer with TIG. She was very kind and welcoming and redirected me to the regional coordinator Mr. Maged Hassan. We had a nice chat over Skype that he explained to me translators’ roles and tasks and what they are expected to do. Maged, and all TIG members in general, was very nice and friendly and he let me choose what I prefer to do after explaining what TIG needs at that moment. I had a great honor working wish such an educated open minded friend. Following that online meeting, work was well organized with emails every month including the tasks and expected contribution to the organization. I have been translating for 3 years now more or less. I am still working with TIG, and my translated articles vary between IT, health, public awareness, cultures, and many other topics.

I advise every passionate educated person to participate and take an action for the greater good. We all want to make the world in general and our communities in specific a better place. One easy and efficient step is to join and work with TIG. As I said, what attracted me to TIG was the potential behind the main goal.

 

Save few minutes of your day, check http://www.tigweb.org/ and who knows, maybe you will like it and join our volunteering friendly committee. They have many interesting projects and events, not only translation. It’s a pool of great chances for us to do something good. TIG brought hope to many people around the globe. Join now and help in changing someone’s life.

 

For more information about the mission, vision, why to join, and other details:

http://www.tigweb.org/about/

 

Thanks.

my blog: www.nabulsi.me


April 7, 2011 | 8:43 PM Comments  0 comments

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You are Special, Yes Everyone Is
Translations available in: English (original) | German

 

How many times did you ask yourself “Who am I?”, “What makes me different than all these people around me?”, “Am I of any significance in this world?”..?

It’s absolutely normal to think of these questions. The only thing that matters is how you answered them. If your answers are “nobody, nothing, no”, then sorry to tell you that you are WRONG.

No matter how “normal” and “like-others” you think you are, that’s not true. Every single one of us has his/her own special characteristics and aspects. We can’t just think that we (or some of us) are copies of each other. All of us should look deep down inside our minds and hearts to see this little thing that makes us special. There are infinitely many options and points. As a simple exercise, think of the people around you and try to find a special thing about each one of them. It might not be easy at first, but try to remember moments and memories to see through. The only case where the above answers become true is when you ignore your special point or don’t know it.

 

You could be special in two ways. You could be special by having something others don’t have. Many examples could be drawn out of this. Some people are great in sports, some people learn very fast, others could cook very well because they have the taste, and some others could have a special talent with numbers and math. Talents are countless, you just need to discover what you are good at and hold on to it. The second way of being special is how important you are to the surrounding people. Unfortunately some people don’t have any family or friends, and they are few. For the rest, they have parents, siblings, sons, daughters, relatives, and friends that care about us and we mean the world to. Think of how many people would get sad when something bad happens to you and then you will understand how special you are. Look into your mother’s eyes when you leave the house for a long time and you can tell how special you are. Check your phone after having a small accident, and see how many people held their breath to know you are alright. We all go through times when we think we are no one, but when these times come, look up, find the smallest spark in your heart, think about the ones who love you, and get back to life with a smile.

 

You, I, He, and She, we are all special in one way or another. We are special by a talent God blessed us with, and we are special to many others. Please go and count how many people you mean everything to. I am sure you will find a lot.

 

my blog: www.nabulsi.me


April 7, 2011 | 8:39 PM Comments  0 comments

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ماتت حالمة
Related to country: Palestine

Translations available in: Arabic (original) | German

 

طارت حالمة

جاء الصباح، زقزقت العصافير

ومازالت عمليات الانشاء قائمة

حامت فوق البيوت مسالمة

عصفورة سميتها ليلى

تمدد ريشها، رفرفت اجنحتها

ولمحت عيون الاطفال النائمة

رأت حبيبها… ليلى

على طرف المدينة الآخر

خفق قلبها مولعا

هو حقها ،، فهي بحبه هائمة

طارت اليه ليلى على انغام فيروز الصباح

لم تصل ليلى بل سحقت ليلى

صُدمت بجدار الفولاذ ليلى

عادت وضمدت جراحها لائمة

احتارت من تلوم هل تلوم العدا القديم؟

ام هي تلوم الخيانات الدائمة

سقطت ليلى وسقط حبيبها

فلا هي طارت فوق الجدار ولا هو تجاوز الحصار

بل وتم اطلاق النيران

وماتت ليلى وهي حالمة

ياحسرتي على ليلى

وأهل ليلى .. وأقارب ليلى

ماتت كما ماتت ضمائرنا

وماعادت معايير الأخوة قائمة

اطرد اخاك .. عزز في وجهه الجدار

دمره، حاصره، اقتله

نم قرير العين

وانس الاحاسيس النادمة

شكرا لك ليلى

فمازلت رغم الخيانة حالمة

 

مدونتي


April 7, 2011 | 8:37 PM Comments  0 comments

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