Remember Balpreet Kaur, the young Sikh woman ridiculed...
because of facial hair via a reddit post months ago?
Talk about Grace and Compassion in Action.
Well, she's being recognized for it.
"Approximately five months ago, an example of the cruelty which can arise as a result of online anonymity manifested when a member of the reddit community posted a picture of a young woman, mocking her because of facial hair.
Balpreet Kaur is the young woman in question; she happens to be a Sikh. Her eloquent response to a tasteless online post targeting her facial hair and beard garnered thousands of responses from around the world on various websites which picked up the story. Read her initial full response here.
Now, Ms. Kaur, a sophomore at Ohio State University studying neuroscience and international development, and Hana Strickland, a third-year political science and international studies major at OSU, passionate about peace building, are the first winners of Ohio State University’s new undergraduate Peace Awards. Each receive a $500 scholarship for tuition and fees.
Kaur was nominated because of her contributions to religious dialogue and interfaith understanding, Bezeredi said. Her promotion of tolerance was put to a personal test in the fall when another student posted a photo of her on Reddit’s “funny thread,” prompting a string of cruel comments about her sideburns and beard. Instead of getting upset by the post, Kaur turned it into a teaching moment."
FULL ARTICLE HERE
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How good to see something positive come out of something awful.
I wish I could be like that. 
Indeed 
