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Palestinian Statehood and the Quest for a Lasting Middle East Peace

The Palestinian-Israeli issue has always been controversial.  Palestine’s upgraded UN status from “non-member observer entity” to “non-member observer state,” passed in the General Assembly by a large margin on November 30, 2012, brings with it, on one hand,  new opportunities … Read more

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To Young Leaders of Tomorrow—You Will See Global Peace in your Lifetime if You Start Today

Throughout the course of my research, I have found several things about Desmond Tutu’s philosophy to be relevant for my peer group of young people in their late teens and early twenties in 2013. At a young age Desmond Tutu … Read more

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Rotary – Recruiting the Next Generation of Peacemakers

The Rotary Peace Fellowship offers full funding for a master’s degree or professional certificate in peace study at one of six Rotary Peace Centers around the world. “Rotary believes, as I believe, that it is possible to have a world … Read more

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Ending Violence Against Women – Are We Finally at a Tipping Point?

Recently, in a crime that shocked South Africa, 17-year-old Anene Booysen was brutally gang raped. Her throat was slit; her fingers and legs shattered. The attackers had stuck a broken glass bottle inside her body and left her for dead … Read more

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Reconciler-in-Chief – A New Role for Religious Institutions

Most people today understand the distinction between spirituality and religion, and many make it frequently when attempting to identify their own position.  An increasing number of people want to be associated with the positive attributes of spirituality but not with … Read more

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Measuring the Erosion of Empathy – Deconstructing the Science of Evil

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
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