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The Rohingya Holocaust

I will recount my impressions as I watch the Dateline documentary on the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.  I am crying.  Innocent civilians were murdered, shot in the back, children rounded up thrown into flames alive, mass rapes, where it is witnessed that many were children 10-12 years of age. … Continue reading

TED: What Happens at the End of Life?

Something to ponder.  Maybe we live when we face death.

I have faced death and know that I choose life.  I wonder how would we all treat each other if we truly knew that the person in front of you has never existed, is unique.  One day that person will die and… Continue reading

Why Did Britain Train the Burmese Military? Friend, Foe or Fool?

I am feeling moved to research Burma.  I have been to the border myself as a Rotary Peace Scholar meeting with the Association for Political Prisoners in Burma (refer http://aappb.org/) This could do a lot to heal relations between Islam and the rest of the world.  There are some who have made… Continue reading

Sending an Armed Child to Kill, Destroy their Humanity – Why?

My heart goes out to the children of the world and how through no fault of their own they are caught up in the anger of adults who deal with their problems through violence and detached indifference to the suffering of those they impact.  They teach them to control, overpower, force, destroy and kill… Continue reading

Is the Nobel Peace Prize Honouring Nobel’s Wishes?

“Nobel wanted to liberate humanity from the extremely dangerous and counterproductive military security policy we are trapped in…”

For myself the ‘security’ policy is the core issue.  Inherent within this is the idea of an enemy.  It can be found in the military, in leadership, in authority across a range of roles.

I… Continue reading

Are There Links Between Nuclear Power and Weapons Proliferation?

The theme I am moved by over the last two days is nuclear. I find my heart reaching to understand the dynamics behind North Korea and US stand off and how it is configured in respect of geopolitics and power.

Below is another article by Wise Amsterdam that draws links between nuclear… Continue reading

Mohandas Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

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