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Improving Afghan Lives Through Research

Opium, Eradiction, and Transition: Observing Helmand and Nangarhar.

(KABUL) - With the transition inching closer everyday and eradication season oncoming, David Mansfield’s latest work on opium in Afghanistan could not have appeared at a more critical time.

David alerts policymakers and development experts alike of the complexity of recent reductions in opium poppy cultivation.

Martin Luther King, Inauguration Day and Our Shifting Awareness

The entire war economy demands a complete review as we face the finite fragile future of our planet.

(PORTLAND, OR) - This year’s presidential inauguration on Martin Luther King Day finds us as a nation and people at a remarkable crossroads.

We have the same daunting issues we have faced for years before us; and yet there is something different. There is a developing shift in our consciousness and responsibility.

U.S. Couple With Jewish Roots Didn`t Expect El Al`s Inquisition

While flying to Israel recently, Rebecca and Rafiq were treated with intrusive suspicion and lost a computer and iPad.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - The El Al security checkers abroad are apparently trained to treat anyone who doesn’t come under the category of Jewish ‏(or Christian Zionist‏) tourist with extreme suspicion.

This is the conclusion to be drawn from the treatment meted out to 32-year-old Rebecca and her partner Rafiq, 34, who flew from New York to Tel Aviv on December 23.

Pakistani Christians Demand Right to Cast Dual Vote

PCC (Pakistan Christian Congress) urges ECP (Election Commission Of Pakistan) to end parliamentary selection of minorities on reserved seats.

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - The Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC), is a political party fighting for the electoral rights of minorities in the country.

PCC has demanded the government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) give them the right to cast dual vote in the next general elections in line with the constitution.

When I was seven, Jesus cried...

Followers of Christ, people of the west, cheered .. rejoiced... hurray... to a cheap victory, while Jesus was weeping... crying out loud.

(LONDON) - When I was seven
I was living
In a beautiful village
North of Jerusalem
Near the heart of Palestine

I used to play
Where Jesus used to pray
I ran up the hills
Where he used to walk

The Empire Vs. Just One Life

New song 'Just one life' carries a strong message through the voice of a small child.

(TUCSON) - Some of our readers may remember the Lili Tomlin television character Ernestine, the telephone operator.

In those days, the telephone company was a near monopoly, so whenever she had a complaint from a caller, she would famously snort and reply, “We don’t care: we don’t have to. We’re the telephone company!”

Human Rights Update from Occupied Palestine

Includes an action for US citizens to write to their senators and congressman and support nomination of Chuck Hagel for US Secretary of Defense.

(BETHLEHEM) - We had snow today in Palestine (in the Galilee, Jerusalem and even here in Bethlehem).

It was very cold and our thoughts are with the nearly one million displaced and refugee Syrians and millions of refugee Palestinians (some now also displaced from Yarmouk refugee camp).

Seeds of Unity - A Nonfiction Afghan Tale

One Man’s Mission to Promote Harmony and Build Bridges Amongst Diverse Ethnicities and Religious Sects…………. The Benevolence Legacy Carries on For Generations...

(SEATTLE) - Indeed, the story is vitally needed to promote peace and stability in a decades old war-stricken Afghanistan.

Evidently a powerful tale, which models a clear perception of how Afghanistan was once maintained politically, socially, and ethnically.

Conscientious Objector Natan Blanc Sentenced to Prison for Third time Over Refusing to Join Israeli Army

Another Israeli says no to taking part in occupation and oppression of Palestine.

(TEL AVIV ) - Natan Blanc, 19 years old from Haifa, arrived, Sunday, 6.1.2013, to the Induction Base in Tal-hashomer, where he again declared his refusal to serve in the Israeli Army.

He was sentenced to 14 days of imprisonment for his refusal, in the military prison No. 6 near Atlit.

Hindus Ask Pope to Take Lead in His Call for Dialogue

Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that serious and honest interfaith dialogue was the need of the hour and Pope should take the lead in organizing one.

(RENO) - Hindus have welcomed call for dialogue by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and have asked him to take the lead in organizing one.

In his annual address to the members of diplomatic corps accredited to Holy See on January seven in Vatican City, Pope reportedly said: “… building peace through dialogue is no longer a choice but a necessity!”