January 2013 Blog Posts (15)

Hi there,

I am a Masters research student studying the role of forgiveness in peacebuilding.

I am looking for Israeli and Palestinian participants who have been involved in joint Israeli-Palestinian activities to take part in a short qualitative survey about their perspectives on, and experiences with,  forgiveness and peacebuilding.



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MEPEACE Recommendations – January 26



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Arabic-Hebrew Exchange – February 3 – Eyal Raviv, Waleed Hammad & Oliver Haack…

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http://http://www.opinion-maker.org/2013/01/sydney-peace-prize/

‘I thought the Sydney Peace Prize was a hoax!’

By Ece Koc

The recipient of the prestigious Sydney Peace Prize,  Zimbabwean Senator Sekai Holland was in the A9 TV Studios recently, answering questions about the latest situation in Zimbabwe, how the country crawled its way back…

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FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS LIFE. 

FALL IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTY WITHIN,

AND YOU WILL HAVE A LOVE AFFAIR THAT 

YOU COULD NEVER DREAM OF.

- MAHARAJI…

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Here is an op-ed I recently wrote for The Majalla. After "new imperialism" has gone away, have we reached a "new hegemony" age? 

When in the US, Ahmadinejad always wears the same sneering grin. He wore it when he said Osama bin Laden was hiding in…

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MEPEACE Recommendations – January 19



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Online Peace Talks – Jan 20 – Eyal Raviv, Waleed Hammad & Oliver Haack…

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MEPEACE Recommendations – January 12



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Online Peace Talks – Jan 20 – Eyal Raviv, Waleed Hammad & Oliver Haack…

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This is a complementary note on the part of an article posted by Sumathi Venkatachalapathy on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 5:20pm in Facebook entitled” ALARMING RISE IN RAPES AND OTHER SEXUAL CRIMES ON WOMEN (9th and 10th parts of 11 part note)”

It is a very good piece of article. Write up should continue with strategy on how to accomplish this historical task of overthrowing moribund capitalist-imperialist state powers from the world.What should be the role of women in such…

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The so called modern human civilization (which is in a crossroad) has shaped after a long (say more than 5000 years) long Jig-jag way...It has many virtues and vices....Both forces work simultaneously... the later forces have tendency to sustain the pace of advancement of human civilization for common good....and the later forces are active to arrest for a few vested interests group...

History says that the present day human civilization has been developed at the sacrifices of the… Continue

When the fervor of the waves of country-wide people’s agitation against the gang rape of a young college girl in Delhi on 16.12.2012 (Capital city of India) is still there, an another heart breaking and shameful incident came to limelight on 07.01.2013; where it has been reported rape of 11 minor girls (between 8-13 years of age) residing in a residential primary school located at Narharpur Block in Kanker District in Chattisgarh, India (Ref: Dainik Bhaskar- a Hindi Daily Newspaper,…

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This passage narrates about the yearly event (community picnic) organized by the villagers of Birra and Danga (a hamlet of Birra) under Patamda block of East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand (India). This day of community picnic is celebrated every year on any Sunday in the Bangla month of Pous i.e. in between mid of December and mid of January.  The event was first organized in about six decade back by the then Headman of the village Mr. Birendra Mahato of Birra village. As per a village…

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MEPEACE Recommendations – January 5



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Online Peace Talks – Jan 20 – Eyal Raviv, Waleed Hammad & Oliver Haack…

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Even though there are several legislations, since banning it in 1929, child marriage continues to be a social reality in India today. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 prohibits marriage below 18 for girls and 21 for boys. Overwhelming majority of Indians living in villages, are still bonded by traditional social norms and values, organize child marriage defying the legislations. Thus, family, caste and community pressures are more effective than legislations. According to the…

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To

Honorable Justice Verma

New Delhi, India

 

Subject:  Demand for Judicious Judgment on Delhi Gang Rape Case

Respected Sir,

At the outset, I wish you for a very happening new year!!

Sir, it is a known fact that rape is an act of sexual violence but sexual acts are necessary for  balancing the physical/mental behavior of the human society comprising of persons having two opposite sex (male and female). With the advancement of…

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