http://www.nationalpeace.org National Peace Foundation Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:22:51 CDT en-us http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/5446 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/5446 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:07:20 CDT MADISON, WI — "Radiation and Health" was the subject of a June 25 roundtable organized by Madison, WI host Norma Berkowitz for an Open World delegation of five Ukrainian local and NGO officials from cities especially hard-hit by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Three U.S. radiation experts affiliated with the University of Wisconsin participated as panelists in the free-flowing discussion: radiation biologist Kelly Clifton, geneticist Michael Patrick, and soil scientist Phillip Barak. The... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/5403 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/5403 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:29:45 CDT TIME Magazine Blog Check out two new books on or related to the Middle East, Tragedy in South Lebanon: The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006, by Cathy Sultan (Scarletta Press), and Re-engage! America and the World after Bush, by Helena Cobban (Paradigm Publishers). I'm prompted to write about them after a friend emailing from San Francisco recently asked whether I was optimistic about the Middle East, and whether the "peace movement" was effective or an exercise in futility. Well, I'm guardedly optimistic, despite... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/3537 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/3537 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:50:29 CDT Rev'd Up Archbishop Desmond Tutu Looks Back, Definitely Not in Anger By Lynne DukeWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, October 9, 2006; Page C01 NEW YORK The cleric is laughing. He laughs a lot. He can't help it. Desmond Tutu is tickled by his life, his faith, his God, so the giggles just bubble out, cresting sometimes in a hilariously showy cackle. The former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, the David to the old Goliath that was apartheid, Tutu can be seized with this joy at... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2947 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2947 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:56:48 CST Militant groups have become a vital part of Pakistan's quake relief, raising concerns that extremism will spread. By David Montero | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN - The long-bearded doctor won't reveal his name or where he's from, but he's certain his camp has the best medical facilities in town. His organization, Jamat-ud-Dawa (The Society of the Call), was once suspected of ties to terrorist groups on the Indian side of Kashmir, but today it's... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2916 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2916 Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:09:38 CST Source: Reuters By Sue Pleming RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, March 12 (Reuters) - The United States is considering increasing humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday, and she urged the militant group Hamas to choose a peaceful path in government. Speaking to reporters en route to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, Rice said Hamas must make its intentions clear. "The road map is the way for a better life for the... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2837 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2837 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:24:39 CST From the March 02, 2006 edition By Kenneth Ballen WASHINGTON- It is time we heed what America's military leaders are telling us about the war on terror. Pentagon officials involved in writing the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently released counterterrorism strategy have acknowledged that "the American military's efforts to aid [2004] tsunami victims in Indonesia and to assist victims of Pakistan's [2005] earthquake did more to counter terrorist ideology than any attack mission." Indeed,... http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060222/pl_usnw/one_year_later__humanitarian_relief_sustains_change_in_muslim_publicopinion__terror_free_tomorrow_releases_findings_from_indone http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060222/pl_usnw/one_year_later__humanitarian_relief_sustains_change_in_muslim_publicopinion__terror_free_tomorrow_releases_findings_from_indone Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:57:01 CST WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new poll released today by Terror Free Tomorrow demonstrates that one year after the tsunami struck Indonesia, the dramatic increase in Indonesian support for the United States and against Bin Laden has continued. American humanitarian aid to tsunami victims last year caused an overwhelming change of opinion in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country. The new nationwide poll throughout Indonesia reveals that this dramatic shift has not only been... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2755 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2755 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:10:24 CST Last month the National Women’s Hall of Fame celebrated the induction of ten women for their outstanding contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, humanities, philanthropy and science. The 2005 Inductees were: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton â€" the first First Lady ever to be elected to the United States Senate and NY State’s first woman senatorDr. Rita Rossi Colwell â€" the first woman and first biologist to head the National Science... http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2428 http://www.nationalpeace.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/2428 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:58:19 CST MIDDLE EAST TIMES- Professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer February 1, 2006WASHINGTON DC -- For the last two decades scholars and practitioners of peace have promoted the hypothesis that religions and religious actors can be sources of peace and pluralism, and not only sources of war, violence and conflict. Others are less sure of the benefits of including a religious aspect in resolving conflicts. In Israel-Palestine, some even feel that the inclusion of religious actors does more harm than good in attempting to resolve the conflict. It is usually...