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*June 2011*
*Doctrine Divides, Action Unites*
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► *A Family and a War*
*Laxmi Pathak*
War, whether it is a civil war or a war with another country, destroys
lives, property, economies and often hope. It does not resolve though the
causes of the war. The end of one war merely plants the seeds for the next
war. In this article, the author, an alumni of the 2008 School of Peace
(SOP) in Bangalore, India, shares how Nepal’s civil war has ruined the lives
of a happy, self-sufficient family. [Read
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► *Religious Leaders from Cambodia and Thailand United in Calling on All,
Especially Governments, to Use Religious Principles for Resolving Conflict*
In response to the most recent tension and violence along the Thai-Cambodian
border that erupted in February 2011, leaders of Buddhism and other faiths
from the two countries participated in dialogue and advocacy for peace on
May 31 in Bangkok. In their joint communique, the participants from both
countries note the failure thus far of the leaders of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to resolve the conflict and instead they
call for dialogue between all parties based on the values of Buddhism and
other religious faiths. [Read
more
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► *Reflections on an Interfaith Dialogue for Peace between Cambodia and
Thailand*
*Paddy Noble*
Buddhists and other people of faith from Cambodia and Thailand gathered in
Bangkok on May 31 to discuss the border conflict between the two countries
at a meeting organized by the World Conference of Religions for Peace
(Religions for Peace International), the Interreligious Council of Cambodia
and the Religions for Peace Interreligious Council of Thailand and its
secretariat at the Mahidol University Research Center for Peacebuilding. The
author, a Christian staff member of Interfaith Cooperation Forum (ICF)
living in Cambodia, shares his reflections of this assembly of people
seeking peace. [Read more ]
► *Hope of the Next Generation*
*Saw Mort*
A 2007 School of Peace (SOP) alumni living and working in the Burmese
refugee camps in Thailand shares the struggles and determination of Burma’s
children to attain an education in this reflection about their lives and his
work to assist them. [Read more
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► *Child Slavery in Pakistan: 20,000 Children with Small Heads Are Run by
the Shrines for Beggary*
*Malik Ayub Sumbal*
In an article circulated by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in Hong
Kong, the author describes the extraordinary abuse of children in the name
of religion in Pakistan as well as the practice of child trafficking. [Read
more ]
► *2011 Global Peace Index: World Less Peaceful*
*Institute for Economics and Peace*
An international peace research center has released its annual Global Peace
Index, or GPI. In a press release accompanying the announcement of this
year’s index results, the institute notes that world peace has deteriorated
for the third consecutive year, a drop that is “strongly tied to conflict
between citizens and their governments.” [Read
more
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