West Philippine Sea forum scheduled | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online: "The Carlos P. Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development (CPR), in collaboration with the Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore (ISEAS) will host a "by invitation only" forum on West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) on October 17 in Manila.
At least 23 notable former officials and authorities from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-countries, China, Australia, India, Canada, the United States, and Europe are expected to attend.
In a statement, CPR Foundation chair Roberto R. Romulo noted that tensions between claimants to the potentially oil-rich waters and land features of the South China Sea, where also a quarter of the world's shipping passes, has risen to potentially dangerous levels with incidents involving China, the Philippines and Vietnam in recent months.
“All claimants agree that the disputes should be resolved through peaceful means, including dialogue, although progress has been slow,” said Romulo."
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Sept 21, 2015 International Day of Peace Celebration at Lyceum University Cavite, Philippines
Ambassador Zara Bayla Juan, Sailing for Peace #PeaceDay
Thursday, September 29, 2011
UN / Communiqué on Somalia mini-summit, news, StarAfrica.com
UN / Communiqué on Somalia mini-summit, news, StarAfrica.com: (pls click link for complete article) " Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, convened a high-level meeting on Somalia in New York on 23 September 2011. Participants included representatives of Burundi, China, Denmark, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uganda, African Union, European Union, League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, and Jean Ping, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, gave an update on recent political and security developments in Somalia, as well as the humanitarian situation.
Participants reaffirmed respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia. They noted that recent political and security developments created an opportunity to further peace and reconciliation in Somalia, and stressed the importance of establishing broad-based and representative institutions through an inclusive political process."
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Participants reaffirmed respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia. They noted that recent political and security developments created an opportunity to further peace and reconciliation in Somalia, and stressed the importance of establishing broad-based and representative institutions through an inclusive political process."
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Arab Spring, focus of speculation for 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
A Nobel Peace Prize for the Arab Spring? - CBS News: ""It's particularly hard in the context of these protests where there hasn't always been an identifiable leadership," said Kristian Berg Harpviken, the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, and a prominent voice in the Nobel guessing game.
His top picks are Egyptian activists Israa Abdel Fattah, Ahmed Maher and the April 6 Youth Movement, a pro-democracy Facebook group they co-founded in 2008. They "played an instrumental role in the mobilization of protests on both the Internet and on the street," Harpviken said.
His second choice is Wael Ghonim, a marketing executive for Google, for re-energizing the protests on Cairo's Tahrir Square after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak."
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His top picks are Egyptian activists Israa Abdel Fattah, Ahmed Maher and the April 6 Youth Movement, a pro-democracy Facebook group they co-founded in 2008. They "played an instrumental role in the mobilization of protests on both the Internet and on the street," Harpviken said.
His second choice is Wael Ghonim, a marketing executive for Google, for re-energizing the protests on Cairo's Tahrir Square after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak."
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Surveys Show Israelis’ Two Sides - Pessimistic but Happy - NYTimes.com
Surveys Show Israelis’ Two Sides - Pessimistic but Happy - NYTimes.com: "JERUSALEM — With the start of the Jewish New Year at sunset on Wednesday, a traditional time for stock taking in Israel, the public mood seems paradoxical: a growing disillusionment with the prospect of Middle East peace yet a marked sense of satisfaction with life here.
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That gap, reflected and discussed in media commentaries, was evident in a survey of Israeli Jews published on Wednesday in the newspaper Yediot Aharonot. Two thirds of the survey’s respondents said there was no chance — ever — of achieving peace with the Palestinians. But asked if Israel was a good place to live, 88 percent said yes.
In an article accompanying the poll results, the survey’s director, Mina Zemach of the Dahaf Institute, was quoted as saying she could not remember a time when skepticism about the possibility of peace ran so high."
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That gap, reflected and discussed in media commentaries, was evident in a survey of Israeli Jews published on Wednesday in the newspaper Yediot Aharonot. Two thirds of the survey’s respondents said there was no chance — ever — of achieving peace with the Palestinians. But asked if Israel was a good place to live, 88 percent said yes.
In an article accompanying the poll results, the survey’s director, Mina Zemach of the Dahaf Institute, was quoted as saying she could not remember a time when skepticism about the possibility of peace ran so high."
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Peace for Humanity - Muhammad (PBUH) The Merciful - YouTube
Peace for Humanity - Muhammad (PBUH) The Merciful - YouTube: "24th September 2011 @ Wembley Arena under the supervision of Shaykh ul Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri (Founder of Minhaj Welfare Foundation)
Special Guests:
Shaykh Dr Ahmed Omer Hashim (Former Chancellor Al-Azhar University Egypt)
Shaykh Dr Abd Al-Fadeel Al-Qawsi (Senior Al-Azhar University Delegate)
Shaykh As'ad Muhammad Sagharji (Syria)
Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad (University of Cambridge, UK)
Dr Joel Hayward (Royal Air Force College, UK)
Shaykh Hassan Mohiuddin Qadri (President MQI Supreme Council)
Shaykh Ahmed Babikir (UK/Sudan)
Shaykh Muhammad Al-Ninowy (USA)
Prof John L. Esposito (USA)
Dr Rowan Williams (UK)
Mesut Kurtis - Famous Nasheed Artisit (Macedonia)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gxm7C5m8g8
Special Guests:
Shaykh Dr Ahmed Omer Hashim (Former Chancellor Al-Azhar University Egypt)
Shaykh Dr Abd Al-Fadeel Al-Qawsi (Senior Al-Azhar University Delegate)
Shaykh As'ad Muhammad Sagharji (Syria)
Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad (University of Cambridge, UK)
Dr Joel Hayward (Royal Air Force College, UK)
Shaykh Hassan Mohiuddin Qadri (President MQI Supreme Council)
Shaykh Ahmed Babikir (UK/Sudan)
Shaykh Muhammad Al-Ninowy (USA)
Prof John L. Esposito (USA)
Dr Rowan Williams (UK)
Mesut Kurtis - Famous Nasheed Artisit (Macedonia)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gxm7C5m8g8
“Peace for Humanity” sponsored by Minhaj-ul-Quran Int'l (MQI), a rally to promote moderate, inclusive version of Islam
The American Muslim (TAM): "An estimated twelve thousand Muslims and interfaith leaders gathered for an event called “Peace for Humanity” sponsored by Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI). The event was broadcast live to dozens of countries, and was a rally against extremism and to promote a moderate, inclusive version of Islam. The event in Wembley Arena was led by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a respected Pakistan-born Islamic scholar.
The Press Association reported that
The conference heard a series of lengthy and impassioned speeches, some in Arabic, from Islamic scholars denouncing terrorism and extremism.
There were also prayers for peace from a range of representatives from different religions including the Bishop of Barking, the Rt Rev David Hawkins, Jewish rabbis and representatives from the Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh faiths." (pls click link for complete article)
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The Press Association reported that
The conference heard a series of lengthy and impassioned speeches, some in Arabic, from Islamic scholars denouncing terrorism and extremism.
There were also prayers for peace from a range of representatives from different religions including the Bishop of Barking, the Rt Rev David Hawkins, Jewish rabbis and representatives from the Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh faiths." (pls click link for complete article)
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Monday, September 26, 2011
The Peace Corps celebrates five decades | The Journal Watchdog by Community Journals, a media company based in Greenville, S.C
The Peace Corps celebrates five decades | The Journal Watchdog by Community Journals, a media company based in Greenville, S.C: "The inspiration for the Peace Corps came on Oct. 14, 1960, when Kennedy, in an impromptu campaign speech, asked University of Michigan students to give two years to help people in countries of the developing world.
It was a theme he followed with his inaugural urging: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Within three months of Kennedy taking the oath of office Jan. 20, 1961, the Peace Corps was up and running under R. Sargent Shriver, who was director for five years.
The first group of 51 Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Ghana the next August. Today, 8,655 volunteers and trainees are working in 76 countries.
Volunteers typically spend 10 weeks of in-country training and 24 months of service in the field. Today, 37 percent of the volunteers are in Africa, 24 percent in Latin America, 21 percent in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, seven percent in Asia, 5 percent in the Caribbean, 4 percent in North Africa or the Middle East and 2 percent in the Pacific Islands."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2J8ljzZsRA
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It was a theme he followed with his inaugural urging: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Within three months of Kennedy taking the oath of office Jan. 20, 1961, the Peace Corps was up and running under R. Sargent Shriver, who was director for five years.
The first group of 51 Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Ghana the next August. Today, 8,655 volunteers and trainees are working in 76 countries.
Volunteers typically spend 10 weeks of in-country training and 24 months of service in the field. Today, 37 percent of the volunteers are in Africa, 24 percent in Latin America, 21 percent in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, seven percent in Asia, 5 percent in the Caribbean, 4 percent in North Africa or the Middle East and 2 percent in the Pacific Islands."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2J8ljzZsRA
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