Sources of inspiration

Recommendations

Otherness

What are the sources that inspire you? Maybe a novel or a movie… It doesn’t have to be philosophy. But philosophers can be inspiring when they want to escape the ‘totality of thought’.

Think of Karl Popper and his ‘Open society’, but certainly also of Emanuel Levinas, who contrasted ‘infinity’ with totalitarian thinking. More concretely: the call that lies in the look of the eyes of the Other.

Social justice &

Sustainability

Why is sustainability a focus for the Dar al Yasmin Foundation? It is actually a redundant question, because in this day and age, sustainability should be a spearhead for every organisation. Alongside the climate crisis is a crisis in biodiversity, which has been rapidly
decline.

Caring for the earth
There is a focus on this in all philosophies and religions. It is a theme that connects all cultures. For that reason, it is important to have the conversation about caring for the earth between people of
different cultural backgrounds. The task we have to tackle together does not consist of a set of laws, rules and process agreements. It is about convincing ourselves and each other from
from within. It is about touching the ‘hearts and minds’ of as many people as possible. Of political or social leaders and of every one of us who can make a (positive) contribution to our
environment.
In any case, it is important that people from different cultural backgrounds who can find each other on this
can find each other on this topic. We choose to approach the subject of ‘sustainability’ from everyone’s point of view and organise activities on the basis of that approach.