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- Dec 8, 2008 Peacebuilders Reception
The NPF Peacebuilders Reception showcases Peace Quilts, by artist Carol Hiltner. These quilts were Ms. Hiltner’s response to the overarching threat of nuclear annihilation felt the world over in the 1980s. Stitched initially as a means to ease the fear felt by school children in America and... Peace Mural Foundation more...
- Jul 8, 2008 First step toward peace is for more to demand it Eau Claire, WI Leader-Telegram, Sunday, June 29, 2008, Page 7F First step toward peace is for more to demand it By Don Huebscher One of the greatest impediments to that elusive goal of "world peace" is the inability to break the... National Peace Foundation more...
- Jun 27, 2008 Open World Delegation Visits Madison, WI Community 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... Library of Congress Open World Leadership Center more...
- May 15, 2008 Citizen Power and the Middle East 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... TIME Magazine Blog more...
- Oct 10, 2006 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Looks Back, Definitely Not in Anger Rev'd Up Archbishop Desmond Tutu Looks Back, Definitely Not in Anger By Lynne Duke Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, 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... Washington Post more...
- Mar 12, 2006 Rice hopes to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians 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... Ruters more...
- Mar 10, 2006 Quake aid gives radical Islam a stage 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... Christian Science Monitor more...
- Mar 2, 2006 War on terror needs more humanitarian efforts 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... The Christian Science Monitor more...
- Feb 22, 2006 Humanitarian Relief Sustains Change in Muslim PublicOpinion
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...
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- Feb 1, 2006 Viewpoint: Interfaith dialogue in Israel-Palestine
February 1, 2006 WASHINGTON 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... MIDDLE EAST TIMES- Professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer more...
- Nov 21, 2005 Betty Bumpers Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame 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:... A Bi-Monthly Publication of Every Child By Two more...
- Dec 13, 2008 Rabbi Emerges as Leader in Muslim-Jewish Dialogue
By SAM HODGES / The Dallas Morning News samhodges@dallasnews.com Rabbi Jeremy Schneider spends a lot of time talking to Muslims, and wants other Jews to do the same. At age 32, the assistant rabbi at Dallas' Temple Shalom has emerged as a national leader in Jewish-Muslim... National Peace Foundation more...
- Nov 21, 2008 North Dallas Jewish Congregation Welcomes Muslim to Confront Prejudice as Part of Twinning Initiative By SAM HODGES / The Dallas Morning News samhodges@dallasnews.com Anyone wanting to experience something different in a Jewish worship service should go to Temple Shalom in North Dallas tonight. A Muslim will be in the pulpit as part of a new North American initiative to confront... The Dallas Morning News more...
- Nov 13, 2008 Open World Opens Doors to Russians Jim Witte describes the irrigation system at his vineyard to (left to right) Aleksandr Vyatkin, Tatyana Mikhaylova and Olga Tarakanova, while another Russian visitor documents the moment on camera. The Open World Program was founded by James Billington, the librarian of Congress and an... Oregon Live LLC more...
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