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RE: In violence over anti-Muslim video, a new world disorder
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Global-Viewpoint/2012/0914/In-violence-over-anti-Muslim-video-a-new-world-disorder
Dear Editor,
Our "new world" includes the old world Amish who are picturesque proof that religious communities that honestly object to modern influences simply live without modern technologies. Our "new world" also includes reams of advice and opportunities for people who refuse to be 'plugged in' 24-7.
People world wide are a complex mix of good, bad and indifferent. Your facebook news feed might be filled with nasty political cartoons, ugly pictures, conspiracy theories and amateur videos- but mine is filled with art and adorable baby pictures, plus nature scenes, interesting architecture, intriguing photos and links to intelligent articles and poems and tweets posted by friends and relatives and organizations world wide who refuse to be a conduit for escalating hate and bigotry.
Heavily influenced by the best that our global information age has to offer, I am totally convinced that ending the Israel-Palestine conflict with a secular two state solution firmly based on full respect for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Golden Rule thinking- and the rule of fair and just laws- would go a long way towards creating a much less combustible situation.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
Ambassador
Stevens was an exceptional diplomat who mixed impeccable
professionalism with genuine passion and caring.Israeli forces handed confiscation orders to several farmers in the Nablus villages of Beit Iba, al-Naqura, Zawatta and Ijnisinya on Tuesday, which will see 800 acres of [Palestinian] land annexed in order to build an Israeli bypass road.
Israel is using water agreements signed in the Oslo Accords to blackmail the Palestinian Water Authority and destroy the two-state solution
The al-Khan al-Ahmar school constructed of car tires covered in mud is the only permanent structure in the village and serves as a community center and focal point.
American-Islamic Relations: "The only proper response to intentional provocations such as this film is to redouble efforts to promote mutual understanding between faiths and to marginalize extremists of all stripes."
Killing of US envoy to Libya underscores threat of unchecked religious fanaticism
In a joint declaration, the conference of religious leaders stated: “While state systems may be different, equal citizenship, the rule of law and protection of freedoms are the basis of a strong and vibrant civil society.” Hard lessons in liberty for the Middle East
Ending the Israel-Palestine conflict
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The Office of
International Religious Freedom (
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/irf/
) Given the U.S. commitment to
religious freedom, and to the international covenants that guarantee it
as the inalienable right of every human being, the United States seeks
to:
Promote freedom of religion and conscience throughout the world as a fundamental human right and as a source of stability for all countries
"Where, after all, do universal human rights
begin?
In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot
be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the
individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college
he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the
places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal
opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights
have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without
concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in
vain for progress in the larger world."Eleanor
Roosevelt
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
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