Friday, February 13, 2015

My letter to CSM RE How shock over murder of Muslim-Americans could counter creeping Islamophobia: Signs of anti-Muslim fears have been percolating in American society recently, but the murder of three Muslim-Americans in North Carolina could play at least a small part in challenging those views.

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Suzanne Askar (r.) rests her head on the shoulder of Safam Mahate, a student at North Carolina State University, as they stand next to Ni...

My letter to the Washington Post RE Kathleen Parker's "The irresponsible reporting in the Chapel Hill killings"

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Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha set an inspiring example in life and in death. RE Kathleen Parker's "The irre...
Monday, February 9, 2015

The Net ... a poem

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     The Net Half truths make full war- hook the naive like fish. Pull. ...

Forwards ...a poem

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Photo Credit: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR )               Forwards Time, energy and ignorance...

The Connectors ... a poem

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        The Connectors I too have been lost in echo... lured and absorbed: We see no evil in our own enmity- hear no dishonesty ...

My letter to the NYTimes RE In Gaza and the West Bank, Love Struggles to Bridge the Separation

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A Palestinian house with the balcony still in use and unchanged in 54 years!, June 2002 photo credit: Home Photos Places of Origin J...

Mideast Quartet calls for speedy resumption of peace talks... "Pending the resumption of negotiations, the Quartet called on both parties to refrain from actions that undermine trust or prejudge final status issues."

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Photo credit: Maan News Israel publishes tenders for 580 hotel rooms in East Jerusalem : There are over 500,000 Israeli settlers living i...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Global Citizenship... laying the foundation for a culture of peace

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 » Viewpoint: How to foster global citizenship through education Global Citizenship, that is a sense of solidarity between citizens ...
Friday, January 30, 2015

My letter to the NYTimes RE A New Level of Refugee Suffering: Angelina Jolie on the Syrians and Iraqis Who Can’t Go Home

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VOA NEWS: UN Relief Agency Halts Gaza Aid RE: A New Level of Refugee Suffering: Angelina Jolie on the Syrians and Iraqis Who ...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Centuries-old art tradition resurrected in Holy Land: Bethlehem institute trains Palestinian Christians to produce fine religious iconography, not mass-produced souvenirs

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"We want to push the standing of iconography in the Holy Land to the very highest level so ...

My letter to the NYTimes RE An Islamic Reformer, Lashed by Nicholas Kristof

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RE An Islamic Reformer, Lashed by Nicholas Kristof http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/opinion/nicholas-kristof-an-islamic-reformer-...