A Musical Interlude in Celebration of Spring: Lira In Concert

As we celebrate spring here @ #Outsiders, we wanted to feature this from Lira Live in Concert as she sings "Feel Good":

Enjoy!!!

View of the Week (II) : On the Eve of Spring & #Nowruz

Spring is in the air.   It is nature's time to renew and we here @ #Outsiders are ever so hopeful despite a challenging week we've been witness to yet again with the horrific attack in Tunisia, the continued challenges in Libya,, the carnage in Syria and as we went to press, an attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on a police station.

On the eve of #Nowruz,  President Obama's message to Iranians on this occasion struck a very hopeful tone:



We here @ #Outsiders extend our best wishes to all who celebrate #Nowruz and echo President Obama's wishes.   We are hopeful as we reviewed reports about the Iranian Delegation agreeing to extend its' stay in Switzerland until after negotiations end.    

We appreciate all the support as we continue this "labor of love".   Happy Spring to all!!!

View of the Week: As Spring is In the Air & On the Eve of #Nowruz, A Journey to IRAN by ISA at Penn State University

We're at the dawn of another Spring before us that gives nature a chance to renew itself.    In Iran, Afghanistan, Kurdistan and other parts of the World, this the mark of the New Year.    We here @ #Outsiders wanted to share this "blast from the recent past" as we featured this beautiful Journey throughout Iran that as Iranians celebrate the advent of the New Year.   This clip depicts the beauty, majesty and diversity of a land and a people with a rich history and culture that spans some 6,000 years.    


Iranians have a saying:   May every day be a "NowRuz" (A New Day") and may every blessed day be full of joy, happiness and ever so successful.   We here @ #Outsiders wish a Happy Nowruz to all.