Teachers and Influences:
- Prophet Muhammed
~ The ultimate model
and example of an ideal human being
- Abdul Aziz Chauhan
~ My father who taught me the
most important lessons in life
- A. Justin Sterling
~ Leader of Men's Initiation
and Relationships retreat
Author of "What
Really Works With Men"
- Hamza Yusuf
~ Islamic teacher with a humanist and global view,
not a preacher
- Robert Bly
~
Leader of "A Gathering of Men", Men's Studies and Poetry
Author of "Iron
John", and "Sibling Society"
- Arundhati Roy
~ Activist mostly working
in India
Author of "The
God of Small Things"
- Noam Chomsky
~ Leading
American Dissident
Author of dozens
of books. Video "Manufacturing Consent"
- Cornel West
~
Scholar and Philosopher
Author of "Race
Matters" and "Democracy Matters"
- Edward Said
~
Scholar and Renaissance Man
Author of
"Orientalism"
Author of "A
People's History of the United States"
- Michael Parenti
~ Scholar / Economist
The above are in addition to my ancestors, elders, grandparents,
family, community members, friends, school teachers, class
mates, co-workers, managers, coaches, team mates, Sterling men and
women, and fellow
travelers, have all shaped my life and taught me countless valuable
lessons
