by Hollye Dexter | Jun 16, 2017 | #resist, diversity, family, interfaith, motherhood, muslim community, one love, parenting, Resist Xenophobia, Societal Woes, teaching tolerance for other faiths, tolerance
Islamic Society of West Valley/ Inter-faith dinnerLast week, my eleven-year old son Evan confided in me that he’s been having some fears about ISIS, because of all that he’s seen on the news, and heard from friends at school. He told me that a few days before, a...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 16, 2014 | #BlackLivesMatter, compassion, Muslims, Peace, Peshawar massacre, racism, Societal Woes, Sydney Australia hostage crisis, tolerance
Yesterday, while watching the news unfold about the horrific hostage crisis and shooting by a madman in Sydney, Australia, I became concerned when CNN stated over and over that the shooter was a Muslim cleric. And today, with news of the massacre in Peshawar, I fear...
by Hollye Dexter | Oct 11, 2010 | bullying, Gay teens, teen suicide, tolerance
(Dedicated to my brother Ted. I love you!) This month we’ve lost too many young people to suicide. They have surrendered their lives over simple acts of cruelty. My stomach is churning over this, not only because of the tragedy itself, but because my brother who I...