Peace

There is no ‘holy war’ in the Qur’an and ‘jihad’ means trying to be a good person

Did You Hear about the Great Afghan Peace March? MSM Ignores Nonviolent Activists

Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometers across war-battered Afghanistan

Peace

JFK Made a Forgotten Turn toward Peace before He Was Killed; We’ve Abandoned it Entirely

H. Patricia Hynes

Fifty-five years ago President John F. Kennedy delivered a commencement address that turned traditional national security policy on its head

Islam

Peace in Islam: Qur’an 73:10 on Patience as Tolerance

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chapter 73 of the Qur’an, “The Robed” (Al-Muzammil), contains what is probably the earliest Islamic injunction to turn the other cheek. 8 Remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly– 9 the Lord of the East and the West. There is no god save He, so […]

Nonviolence

Soldiers of Peace: How to Wield the Weapon of Nonviolence With Maximum Force

contributors

H. Patricia Hynes, Review of Paul K. Chappell, Soldiers of Peace (Easton Studio Press, 2017) Author and prominent peace educator Paul Chappell observed that he had 12 years of math through calculus II, and yet uses only a fraction of his math skills in daily life. He graduated from high school, however, illiterate in peace, […]

Donald Trump

Reportage is too Pro-War: How Peace Journalism can deescalate conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea

contributors

By Michael Greenwell | (The Conversation) | – – It came as a slight relief to see at least some measured coverage of Donald Trump’s recent visit to South Korea. Sections of the media have been predicting World War III – and focusing on barbed and incendiary comments between Trump and North Korean leader Kim […]

National Security State

Can we turn military spending into a budget for the people?

contributors

The People’s Budget would add 2.4 million jobs and increase GDP by 2 percent

Counter-Terrorism

Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia

contributors

TeleSur | – – Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m not afraid.” Almost half a million people have taken to the streets in the Spanish city of Barcelona to condemn violence following recent terrorist attacks in Spain. Emergency workers, police […]

Civil Rights

What can today’s Activists learn from the Summer of Love and the New Left?

contributors

Ira Chernus | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – It’s the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. What better place to celebrate than that fabled era’s epicenter, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, where the DeYoung Museum has mounted a dazzling exhibition, chock full of rock music, light shows, posters, and fashions from the mind-bending […]