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Internship And Research Fellowships
Dr.
Awad, president of Nonviolence International is proud to launch international
internship awards as well as research scholarships in the name of Darrall and
Mildred Randall. The Randall’s devoted their lives to international peace and
understanding and the education of young people. In honor of the Randall’s
lifelong commitment, NI wishes to support up to four international interns
every year to work at our offices around the world.
Dr. Randall spent decades teaching young
scholars, with a special interest in human needs and nonviolence, at the School of International
Service at the American
University . In addition
to the international internship awards, Dr. Abdul Aziz Said, Vice President of
Nonviolence International is proud to announce the availability of research
funding for graduate students who are either attending or are alumni of the
American University and are interested in researching nonviolence around the
world.
For more information and applications for
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Nonviolent
Protests In Response To Newtown Massacre
CODEPINK Protesters Unfurl Banners “NRA KILLING OUR KIDS”
and “NRA BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS” at first NRA Press Conference after Newtown
Shooting
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“It’s time for our government to finally stand up to
the NRA. It’s time for them to protect our children, not their guns,” says
CODEPINK co-director Medea Benjamin. “The NRA spokesperson was talking about
‘reckless behavior’ of the media and I stood up and said, ‘We need to stop the
reckless behavior of the NRA, ban assault weapons, and have less guns on our
streets, not more!’”
“From the wars the American government is
perpetuating abroad, especially with killer drone strikes, to the
glorification of murder in our pop culture, it’s no surprise that violence is
prevalent in our society,” said CODEPINK co-director Rae Abileah. “We need a
comprehensive plan to address weapons in our communities and it starts with
holding the NRA accountable.”
“The NRA is out of touch, and showed a lack of
remorse today. By advocating for armed guards, they want to put more guns in
our schools, rather than protect our children,” Tighe Barry went on to say.
“The NRA uses
Earlier this week, CODEPINK visited the office of
Senator Reid and told him it’s time to take a stand for gun control and stand
up to the NRA.
CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace
and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations,
to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our resources into health
care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities.
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Attendee Of NI’s
Workshop In Cairo Makes Statement.
Among the dozens of Facebook groups spawned by
the Syrian uprising, a page supporting women’s rights has suddenly received a
wave of attention, because of an image posted there by one of its followers.
The picture was of 21-year-old Dana Bakdounis, without the veil she had grown
up wearing – and it polarised opinion.
Text taken from BBC’s coverage of the statement,
read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20315531
Gaza’s Ark
The Project.
Nonviolence International is United States fiscal sponsor for the Gaza ’s Ark Project. The
projects mission statement is to “build a boat in Gaza using existing resources. A crew of
internationals and Palestinians will sail it out of Gaza , the only Mediterranean port closed to
shipping, carrying Palestinian products to fulfill trade deals with
international buyers, to challenge the illegal and inhuman Israeli blockade.”
Recent happenings
Recently the Gaza ’s
Ark project has announced news that Former
Canadian MP (Member of Parliament 1980-88) and retired United Church Minister
Jim Manly will join a crew of prominent internationals on the Freedom
Flotilla’s “Estelle” sailing from Naples
to Gaza to peacefully challenge the illegal and
inhumane Israeli blockade of Gaza .”
Further Details about Gaza ’s
Ark can be found on their website through
their websitehttp://www.gazaark.org/ Donations
to the Gaza ’s Ark project can be contributed also through
their website at this page. http://www.gazaark.org/donate/
Spark Of The Arab Spring.
The 41st Annual
Conference of the Association of
Muslim Social
Scientists of North America (AMSS)
Religious Dimensions
of Democratization
Processes in
Muslim-Majority Nations Yale University, New Haven, CT Saturday, September 29,
2012
The Arab Spring
Mubarak Awad
Spark of the Arab Spring
The Arab spring was triggered in Tunisia when
Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after claiming he was slapped by
policewoman Fedia Hamdi. This spark in the Arab World has created a great
divide in cultural tradition and rigid tribal mentalities. Feelings that
governments intimidated its citizens have degraded Arabs and Moslems alike and
have caused unrest in the streets. Mismanagement of funds and economic
stratification has created resentment and a feeling of hopelessness for a
better future. Youth graduating from college cannot find jobs. They have begun
realizing that their four years of college is a waste of time. Military
personnel are getting into big business while college graduates have no jobs.
Condition of Arab states
Arab states have lost their vision of unity
for the future. Each state has its own agenda and the resource of the land
becomes family owned resources which results in a few wealthy
families while their countrymen struggle. The authoritarian states, corruption,
human rights abuses and violations, inflation, sectarianism, unemployment, and
the influence of religion in politics have created unfavorable conditions for
the citizens. Additionally, leaders are often willing to ignore the
constitution or change them to put their children in positions of power without
any consideration of the will or the vote of the people. These factors have
resulted in public frustration, lack respect for government, lack of democracy
and corruption. In some areas there has been a push to enforce Sharia Law with
lack of regard to women’s rights. There has been an increase in the prominence
of Islamic fanatics that hide behind religion in order to pursue their own
narrow will on others in the name of Islam.
Promises of Nonviolent Action
The people in the streets have no military
training or weaponry. Nonviolent resistance Methods can give them power,
especially in numbers against the state regimes. Citizens can make civil
resistance a part of their strategy. Techniques include mass defection from
government jobs or the army, and massive demonstrations which refuse to
disperse for many days. Citizens have the ability to communicate with each
other faster than the government through the internet and cell phones. The
people need to create an atmosphere which makes it clear that we are not happy;
we need change and we will not leave. We are even willing to die for our
freedom. The Arab Spring is not a conflict between nations. It is a conflict
between the people and their own government. The Arab Spring took the regime by
surprise. Governments have chosen to use the army against civilians rather than
negotiating with their own people, resulting in unnecessary loss of life.
International action
It is unfortunate that the international
community has chosen to take military action. This decision has resulted in
Arabs start killing Arabs and Moslem killing Moslems. Many have accepted the
roll that the UN can play in the Arab world. This is a missed opportunity for
spiritual Moslems leaders from different regions and countries to form a peace
team to help the Arab region before the intervention of outside forces from
Europe and the United States .
The UN, NATO and the United
States do not think in a timely manner and
give enough time for the tribes to resolve conflict using the culture, local
tradition and religious tolerance. They quickly jump to use force and end the
conflict immediately. But this does not address the issues roots and so the
conflict will continue for many years because of the causality on all sides.
Unfortunately this has happened time and time again in Islamic and Arab
countries.
The state of protest
Today Syria is experiencing a full-scale
civil protest between the government and opposition forces. Civil uprisings
continue against the government of Bahrain despite government changes.
The countries of Kuwait , Lebanon and Oman have begun implementing
government changes in response to protests. In Morocco
and Jordan ,
constitutional reforms have been implemented in response to civilian pressure.
Protests are ongoing in Saudi Arabia ,
Sudan and Mauritania
among other countries.
Effect of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring is young. Its effect will
begin to show 10 years from now. It is a light, a warning. An inspiration for
new generations to find themselves free from their parent’s mentality of
accepting corruption and living free, accepting each other as human being
without consideration for sex, religion or race.
Accidental Advocacy
As a new resident of Washington , D.C. ,
I set out on an adventure to attend a vigil in honor of Rachel Corrie. Rachel,
a U.S. citizen, was killed
by an Israeli army bulldozer as she protested the demolition of houses in
Rafah, Gaza in
2003. After seven years in a civil lawsuit filed by the Corrie family, the
Haifa District Court rejected accusations that Israel was to blame for Rachel’s
death. Upon hearing the court’s ruling I was struck with a bitter sadness for
Rachel’s family and for the plight of all those killed as a result of the
occupation. Citizens gathered at the State Department demanding justice for
Rachel, a credible investigation into her killing, and protection for US citizens’ rights
abroad. In solidarity with the Corrie family and victims of the Israeli
occupation, I strapped on my Palestine
bracelets and set out to attend the vigil.
It took me two hours to not get there.
I was a bit ambitious in thinking I could figure out the DC bus system
and not experience mishaps. Fate, combined with two missed buses, rush hour
traffic and a faulty GPS system on my phone kept me from my destination. These
two hours of chaos led to exchanges with a number of people about the woes of
DC transit, the unbearable heat of August in the mid-Atlantic region, and most
importantly, Rachel Corrie.
I ended up sharing her story with three
people: a friend, a sister, and a very benevolent stranger, none of whom had
ever heard of her before. I felt a part of a much larger human community as I
saw the shock and sadness on the faces of those learning of Rachel’s fate for
the first time. I am somewhat desensitized to the tragedy of the Israeli
occupation but was struck by their incredulous responses to this injustice.
With three people that day, I grieved the lack of justice for Rachel and Palestine . I didn’t
realize the beauty of accidental activism then, but today I thank the D.C.
Metrobus system and the GPS that betrayed me for allowing me these very special
exchanges.
For those who are interested in learning more
about Rachel’s death and trial, visit Foreign Policy in Focus to read Stephen
Zunes’ article at http://www.fpif.org/articles/us_shares_responsibility_for_rachel_corries_death
NI Launches
Effort For Change In Syria And Bahrain
As news continues to unfold of the tragedies
taking place in Syria and Bahrain please join our petition to call on the
governments of the United States ,
Russia , Iran , and Saudi
Arabia to take any action possible to pressure Syria and Bahrain authorities to put an end
to the violence. The petition can be found here- End Violence in Syria and Bahrain.
Summary Of
“Reclaiming The Power Of Nonviolence” Conference At AU
Reclaiming the Power of Nonviolence: Successes, Obstacles
and Sustainability of Nonviolent Movements in the Arab Spring
On March 29th and 30th, American University
hosted a symposium on nonviolent movements in the Arab Spring. The event was
sponsored by the International Peace and Conflict Resolution department, the
Center for Peacebuilding and Development, the Mohammad Said Farsi Chair of
Islamic Peace, the International
Center on Nonviolent
Conflict and Nonviolence International. The two-day conference featured various
activists, professors, journalists, politicians, and private organization
officials from the Middle East and Washington ,
DC .
The goal of the conference was to create a
space to discuss the efforts of nonviolence in the Arab Spring throughout the
last year, in particular paying attention to marginalized groups, and determine
how nonviolence could be applied in the future within the region to promote
peace, growth and stability. The discussions were divided into panels focusing
on particular issues or regions.
On Thursday, March 29th the panelists discussed nonviolent
movements in Egypt , Tunisia and Yemen ,
the struggles of nonviolent resistance in Syria
and Libya , and the role of
nonviolence in nations experiencing a governmental transition, particularly Egypt , Yemen
and Jordan .
Some of the significant questions raised during the first day of the conference
included the ability of nonviolent movements to remain nonviolent in the face
of violence and the role of the access of information on nonviolent strategies.
The keynote speaker of the conference was
Jawdat Said, a Syrian scholar and nonviolent activist. Mr. Said emphasized the traditions of nonviolence within
the Quran and stated that justice and equality sustain the rule of law and is
applicable to all people, not just Muslims. His speech utilized examples from
religious texts, history and philosophy to support his advocacy of nonviolence.
On the second day, March 30th, the
panels focused more specifically on marginalized groups, such as women, ethnic
minorities and religious minorities, and looked at the Kurdish Regional
Government in Iraq
as a case study. Important questions addressed in these panels included the
role of the international community in the Arab Spring, when and how minorities
should join the nonviolent protests and the difficulties in comparing various
Middle Eastern countries and their national revolutions. The day concluded with
a wrap-up panel that examined the general conclusions of the conference and
discussed the future of nonviolent movements in Middle Eastern countries still
undergoing revolution or experiencing transition.
Iran Pledge Of Resistance
The Iran Pledge of Resistance is a grassroots
campaign started in February 2012 as a preemptive response to a US led war with Iran . This campaign is modeled
after the Central American Pledge of Resistance that successfully prevented a U.S. invasion in Nicaragua . The goal of the
Resistance is to rapidly create a strong anti-war base with both online
activism and local, on the ground activism to
prevent a violent action against Iran .
Join The
Cause!
You can sign the Iran Pledge of Resistance by
clicking here.
Library On Wheels Project
Library on Wheels for Nonviolence and Peace
Association (LOWNP) was created by Nonviolence International’s founder, Mubarak
Awad, in 1986. LOWNP is a nonprofit organization located in Jerusalem
and Hebron .
LOWNP promotes the use of nonviolence as a means of social empowerment. It
particularly focuses on peace education for Palestinian children and serves as
an active library.
Watch video clip describing the projecthere.
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Nonviolence in Islam : The Case of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Terp 2004IntroductionKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Born 1890 Dead 1988Indian Muslim, teacher and social reformer from Punjab, the Pride of Afghan, inspired by the pacifism and the morale of Islam; later also inspired by Mohandas Gandhi's ideas on civilian disobedience and nonviolence. Abdul Ghaffar Khan was born and was functioning in the northwestern border area between Name shaper: The name Abdul was given to the aristocratic Pashtun boys. He was called Ghaffar as a child. As an adult he became known as Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the first Khan being a title. The same applied when Khan was called Badshah Khan, in which case Badshah means King. Indians and Pakistanis also relate to Khan as Khan Saheb, mend or master. When he was just a young man Khan started a school for Pashtun children and made contact to other Muslims who were in favour of progress in the rest of Arrested first time in 1919. In the folIowing years he becomes a member of the Kalifat movement who is trying to strengthen the spiritual links between the Indian Muslims and the Turkish Sultan. 1921 Khan is elected Local Leader of the Kalifat Committee in the Northwestern border area. Khan founds the reform movement Anjumen-e Islah ul-Afaghena in 1921, the farmers' organisation Anjuman-e Zamidaran in 1927 and the youth movement Pustun Jirhah in 1927. Also Abdul Ghaffar Khan founds the nationalistic magazine Paktun in May 1928, and the Khudai Khidmatgar movement (God's Servants) in 1929, which developed and used a Muslim version of the Hindu Satyagraha used in the struggle for Indian independence of In August 1931 Gandhi seeks to pacify the British Viceroy about Khan: "I wish you would trust Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. The more I see him, the more I love him. He is so sincere, he has no spiritual reservations, and he tells me that to him non-violence is not politics; it's a mantra." According to the editor of the Magazine "Friends of India", Ellen Hørup, this was what made a lasting impression at the Karachi Congress opening ceremony in 1931:
»Abdul Ghaffar Khan who presented a company
of his Red Shirts. They were no longer peasants who truddled off in their own
clothes, which they themselves had coloured in all kinds of red nuances.
March. Discipline. Uniform, everything was soldier -like. The officers'
distinctions and the wide leather belt the British way.«.
»The Red Shirts and their leader are
Muslims. They belong to one of those races, whom the British call warlike.
But Abdul Ghaffar Khan has converted his 300,000 troops, who he claims to
muster, into nonviolent Gandhists. With their shouting, “Inquilad
Sindabad" (Live the Revolution) they weaken the discipline among those
of their fellow countrymen who are enrolled in the army - and in every way,
which is peaceful, they prevent the police in using violence against the
people of the country.«
Immediately after the second Round Table Conference
on During 1932 the Khudai Khidmatgar movement changes tactics and involves women in the movement. This causes the police to be 'kind of in a dilemma', though not so much since five police officers in The British bomb a village in the The case emerged publicly because that same year there was "disagreement between the Indian Government and the British War Office and the Air force Ministry about some defence expenses, and a tribunal was set to reach a settlement between the parties". The British tribunal seems to have 'forgotten' similar Royal Air force bases in Iraq. The British bombardments in the border area between Abdul Ghaffar Khan is jailed several times on account of non-violence and protests against the violent oppression administered by the British. For instance he is sentenced a two-year jail term in 1934 for mentioning the British Military's gunning down of 200 protesters; he is demanded released in connection with negotiations on the Indian constitution reform, the Government of India Act 1936. Often there was much political and religious disagreement which resulted in direct violence between Hindus and Muslims in the periods between wars. The Muslims in The British colonialists administered the Divide-and-Rule tactics with great success in In October 1938 the formation of a local division of the Congress Party in Hyadrabad is prohibited, and the authorities are trying to create a confrontation between Hindus and Muslims. Many thousand members of the Congress Party are arrested. In other Indian states the oppression and the need is so great that the inhabitants are fleeing to other states. In 1942 Sir Stafford Cripps draws up a British proposal for the independence of After World War 2 the National Congress wants a united
»Some recent resolutions of the working Committee
indicate that they are restricting the use of non-violence to the fight for
Abdul Ghaffar Khan is jailed 1942-1945. The
partition of War breaks out between Mohandas Gandhi is killed in 1948 during an attempt to make peace between Ghaffar Khan spends altogether 52 years in prison in Abdul Khan published the magazine "Pashto Magazine" in Pakhtoon. Literature. Translated by Britt Bartenbach.
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, the Gandhi of
Zeki Saritoprak. "Bediuzzaman Said Nursi" The Islamic world. Ed.
Andrew Rippin.
Also:
“Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s Paradigm of Islamic Nonviolence.” Crescent
and Dove, ed. Qamar-ul Huda. USIP, 2010.
In the early half of the twentieth century, Nursi “paid dearly for his
commitment to nonviolent action and for his teachings of loving all and
hating none; the authorities imprisoned and tortured him regularly. Yet his nonviolent teachings live on….” --Dick.
The
Author of the Risale-i Nur
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
This,
the first full-length biography of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi to appear in
English, answers in satisfying fashion a need so far unmet. Drawing largely
on Bediuzzaman's own works and the accounts of those who either knew or met
him, it describes the life, works, and struggle in the cause of Islam of this
one the most important thinkers and servants of the Qur'an to emerge in the
Islamic world this century. Also giving outlines of historical events, the
work sets Bediuzzaman's ideas and activities in an historical context. It
describes the enterprising and scholarly endeavours of Bediuzzaman's youth in
the cause of the PART ONE - The Old Said Chapter One - Childhood and Youth Chapter Two - Chapter Three - Freedom and Constitutionalism Chapter Four - Bediuzzaman and the Thirty-First of March Incident Chapter Five - "The Future shall be Islam's, and Islam's alone" Chapter Six - Service in Balkans, and in the 'Special Organization' Chapter Seven - War and Captivity Chapter Eight - Return and Appointment to the Daru'l-Hikmeti'l-Islamiye Chapter Nine - Supremacy of the Qur'an and Birth of the New Said Chapter Ten - Opposition to the British and Move to
PART TWO - The New Said
Chapter
One - VanChapter Two - Barla Chapter Three - Chapter Four - Kastamonu Chapter Five - Denizli Chapter Six - Emirdag Chapter Seven - Afyon
CONCLUSION
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ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE TO OCCUPATION
Refusing to be Enemies
Refusing
to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the
Israeli Occupation is an interview-based study that
presents the voices of over 100 practitioners and theorists of nonviolence,
the vast majority either Palestinian or Israeli, as they reflect on their own
involvement in nonviolent resistance and speak about the nonviolent
strategies and tactics employed by Palestinian and Israeli organizations,
both separately and in joint initiatives. In their own words, these
activists share examples of effective nonviolent campaigns and discuss
obstacles encountered in their pursuit of a just peace, as well as the
changes required for their organizations—and the
nonviolent movement as a whole—to more
successfully pursue this goal. Attention is also devoted to the special
challenges of joint struggle and to hopes and visions for a shared future in
the region.
Author
and contributors are:
Maxine
Kaufman-Lacusta (author), a Quaker Jew, lived
in
Ursula
Franklin (Foreword) is a Canadian
Quaker thinker and writer, pacifist, feminist, social activist, and research
scientist—a long-time member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
(VOW)—best known for her extensive writings on the political and social
effects of technology.
Ghassan
Andoni (editorial partner and essay
contributor) is a cofounder of the
Jeff
Halper (editorial partner and essay
contributor) is an anthropologist, author, lecturer, political activist, and
co-founder and Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
(ICAHD).
Starhawk (essay contributor) is a Jewish-American peace,
justice, and environmental activist and author, with broad experience in
nonviolent activism, including in
Jonathan
Kuttab (essay contributor) is a
pacifist Palestinian lawyer, writer, human rights advocate, and co-author of The West Bank and the Rule of Law.
For more
information and several reviews, please go to the publisher’s website and check out the Reviews page of this
blog.
See rev. by Anthony Bing in Peace and Change (January
2013).
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Nonviolence
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Books
Reviews of Books
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Ram and Summy
Schell
Contents of #6
New
Book: York and Barringer, essays on
Christian Nonviolence and Pacifism
Dick: Noncooperation, One Method of Direct Action
Gene Sharp, There Are Alternatives (to violence
and wars)(free book)
Nonviolence and
Pacifism, Misc. Writings
Two Older Books on
Nonviolence.
Judson on Children
McAllister on Women
Dick: OMNI’S TV
“Book Sampler”
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