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*April 2011 *
*Doctrine Divides, Action Unites*
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► *Buddhist Monks in Sri Lanka Prevent Friday Prayers at Mosque*
*National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka*
A mob led by Buddhist monks forcibly entered the mosque in the Sri Lankan
community of Dambulla on April 20, 2012, and prevented regular Friday
prayers, claiming that the mosque was built on sacred Buddhist ground. In
response, a Christian organization in the country issued this appeal on
April 25. [*Read more *]
► *Youth Expedition 2012—Kilinochchi: Moving from Tolerance to Acceptance
to Engagement*
*Ebenezer Dharshan*
In the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s decades of civil war, the author explains
an initiative to bring together Singhalese and Tamil youth to experience
each other as human beings and not stereotypes. [*Read
more
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► *Youth and Students Engagement in Peace: Building through Dialogue*
*Bipul Alite Gonsalves*
The author promotes dialogue in his native Bangladesh as a means to
overcome divisions in society, especially those of religion, that are
manipulated for non-religious purposes. He emphasizes this tool in
particular for young people, for it offers a way to build a better future,
one that is rooted in justpeace. [*Read
more
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► *How Many More Kamrans Need to Die in the Quest for Education in Pakistan?
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*Asian Human Rights Commission*
The suicide of a boy because his parents could not afford a school uniform
for him speaks vigorously about the poverty of Pakistan’s people and the
priorities of its government. [*Read
more
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► *Polishing Shoes for Communal Harmony in India and Pakistan*
*Sabur Ali Sayyid*
The author describes a public act of humility by a public figure from
Pakistan while visiting India and concludes with a series of prescriptions
to build bridges between the two South Asian rival nations and the
predominant faiths of their countries. [*Read
more
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► *International Religion Reporting Gets a Boost*
*Ruth Eglash*
The author, a participant at an international gathering of journalists who
regularly report on religion, describes the formation of a new
international association dedicated to better reporting on this important
topic in the world’s media. Its impact will naturally be determined by its
influence on fair and balanced reporting of all faiths in the years ahead. [
*Read more *]
► *Breaking Barriers through Sports*
*Bruce Van Voorhis*
Volleyball is not only a sport but a means to bring together two faith
communities in India which had been attacking each other a few years
previously. By assembling teams with members from both faith communities,
the organizers of the matches created an environment for Hindus and
Christians to work together instead of working against each other. [*Read
more *]
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